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A portfolio career comprises a variety of roles rather than one job at a single organisation. It can be a career that combines multiple paid and/or voluntary roles. The philosopher and organisational behaviourist Charles Handy popularised the "portfolio" concept [1] in works like his 1994 book The Empty Raincoat. [2]
Charles Brian Handy, CBE (25 July 1932 – 13 December 2024) was an Irish author and philosopher who specialised in organisational behaviour and management. Among the ideas he advanced are the "portfolio career" and the "shamrock organization" (in which professional core workers, freelance workers and part-time/temporary routine workers each form one leaf of the "shamrock").
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The term was invented by Irish academic and management author/philosopher Charles Handy. [1] He believed that people were the most important resource within any organisation, unlike F.W. Taylor who believed in tall hierarchical structures where workers were closely supervised. Handy believed in meeting the needs of workers through job enrichment.
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Handy is a surname, and may refer to: Alexander Hamilton Handy (1809–1883), Mississippi jurist; Arthur Handy (born 1967), American politician; Chantelle Handy (born 1987), British basketball player; Charles Handy (1932–2024), Irish management guru and author; Chris Handy (born 1950), Australian rugby union football player
Charles Handy Russell (September 13, 1796 – January 21, 1884) [1] was a prominent American merchant and banker with the National Bank of Commerce in New York. Early life [ edit ]