In a Shamrock Organisation, which category provides expertise at certain times?

• A. Self Employed - Provide expertise at certain times
• B. Contingent - Temporary Staff/When needed, Flex to demand
• C. Professional - Permanent/Core Competence
• D. Consumers - Customers doing part of the work

Answer: (B)

A flexible on-demand workforce is being tested here. In a Shamrock Organization, expertise is brought in when needed rather than kept permanently. The category that fits this idea is Contingent, describing temporary staff who can be engaged to provide skills or knowledge as demand dictates. This lets the organization scale up or down and handle peaks without committing to long-term hires. Permanent professionals cover ongoing core activities, while customers don’t supply internal expertise, and self-employed workers can be involved, but the standard on-demand expertise designation in this model is contingent.