Top managers at Phoenix Inc. are all computer engineers and are highly regarded by other companies. They are frequently approached by executive search firms with information about openings at other companies. The managers are examples of a. emergent workers. b. contingent employees. c. knowledge workers. d. temporary workers. e. job-specific employees.

Answer: C - Knowledge workers

Explanation: Knowledge workers are workers whose fundamental assets that can improve their proficiency to accomplish an economically important job is knowledge. They acquire knowledge from companies and take them from one organization to another.

Some of the functions of knowledge workers in an organization are evaluating information to establish connections with its customers, formulating or improving a technique and providing information about openings of another company. Examples of knowledge workers include computer engineers, accountants, and scientists.