The effects of national cultures on two technologically advanced countries: The case of e-leadership in South Korea and the United States

The increased use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has triggered enormous innovation in the public sector and created positive public value at the managerial, delivery of services, and policy levels. However, these positive outcomes do not automatically accrue simply by adoption of ICTs as public leaders can fail to adopt relevant new ICTs, use them poorly, or use them in ways that actually diminish public value, which raises the question of the importance of e-leadership. This article examines e-leadership and innovation capacity at the individual public manager level and fills in some gaps about the practice and implementation of ICTs in the public sector. We explore eight research questions useful in theorizing about e-leadership, develop constructs of e-leadership, and describe the current development of e-leadership. By comparing e-leadership in two country settings (South Korea and the United States), we also overcome the limitations of the existing Western-oriented studies about innovations in the public sector. In addition to the growth of e-leadership use and requirements for a variety of competencies equivalent to, but separate from, traditional communication competences, we find that national cultures exert significant influence on the major constructs of e-leadership, which implies that an effective e-leadership strategy should consider cultural contexts seriously.     

电力直接交易背景下《民法典》供用电合同制度新解

与传统供电模式有别，电力直接交易模式下售电主体与配电主体分离，电网企业只是配电主体，不再参与电力买卖。《民法典》仍沿用供电人的称谓，在售电主体与配电主体分离时，供电人对应于配电主体。在传统的供电模式下，供用电合同本质上为特殊的买卖，但在参与电力直接交易的用户向不拥有配电网运营权的发电企业或售电公司购电的情形，完整的电力买卖被拆分成售电和配电两个环节，供用电合同调整配电关系，体现出服务合同的属性。无论表现为买卖还是服务，供用电合同均系继续性合同。供电人有强制缔约义务，在供电人无正当理由拒绝订约时，用电人有权要求供电人作出订约的意思表示并要求给付本身。当用电人逾期支付电费和违约金且经催告在合理期限内仍不支付时，供电人在履行通知义务后可中止供电，中止供电并非解除合同，而是同时履行抗辩权的行使。     

苏轼权变思想及其司法实践

苏轼在强调遵守法律、尊重法律权威的同时,在司法实践中也采取了"法外权变"的特殊手段。这种看似突破法律的行为,恰恰是苏轼对法律的社会治理效果深入思考的体现,反应了苏轼对法律的深入认识。苏轼的权变思想源于其务实致用与以民为本的思想。他希望通过"法外权变"真正解决社会问题,而非不分缓急墨守成规。对于事关民生要害的案件即便突破法律规定也要尽快解决,避免更严重的后果。苏轼的这种权变思想,对当代的法治建设有着一定的参考作用。     

眼部损伤程度鉴定意见一致性的影响因素分析

目的分析眼部损伤程度重新鉴定意见不一致的原因,为此类鉴定提供借鉴。方法选取法大法庭科学技术鉴定研究所2016~2019年受理的108例眼部损伤程度重新鉴定案例进行回顾性分析。结果鉴定时机的选择、鉴定材料的利用、检验方法的采用、损伤的论证、标准条款的理解等问题是重新鉴定与原鉴定意见不一致的常见原因。结论针对上述原因,应从科学把握鉴定时机、充分利用送检材料、提高鉴定人的专业技能以及建立统一判定标准等方面来实现眼部损伤程度鉴定的规范化、准确性。     

直接以起诉方式解除合同的效力

当事人一方在未通知对方的情况下,直接以提起诉讼的方式依法主张解除合同的,人民法院不能不予受理或者裁定驳回起诉。当事人的起诉状可以视为解除合同的通知,其解除合同的诉讼主张被人民法院确认的,该合同自起诉状副本送达对方时得以解除。     

A Bumpy Journey Home

Dedicated campaigners help return missing children to their familie Zhang Baoyan harbors a long-cherished wish:One day,the website she co-founded can be shut down.Baby Back Home,or Baobeihuijia.com.     

“一带一路”背景下安徽省新能源汽车产业补贴政策合规性分析

安徽省新能源汽车产业拥有自身优势。把握"一带一路"战略为新能源汽车市场带来的机遇,将是安徽产业转型升级的主引擎。因此,审视安徽省新能源汽车产业补贴政策的合规性尤为重要。但新能源汽车产业研发补贴和销售补贴存在反补贴诉讼的可能性,所以应不断完善新能源汽车产业补贴政策,与"一带一路"周边国家缔结双边或多边协议,积极推进WTO规则的修订与落实。     

美国贸易协定政策评析——基于对USMCA、美韩FTA等贸易协定政策的分析

自特朗普政府以来,在"美国优先"外交政策主导下,美国将"减少双边贸易赤字"作为其贸易协定政策的直接目标,在此目标导向下实施了退出TPP、重新谈判北美自由贸易协定和美韩FTA,启动美日、美欧、美英贸易协定谈判等一系列政策活动.特朗普政府的贸易协定政策及其实施增加了全球经济政策的不确定性,扰乱了汽车及零部件等制造行业的全球价值链,加剧了国际投资环境和市场的不稳定性,对过去70多年来形成的全球贸易规则框架构成严峻威胁.拜登上任后,未对特朗普政府的全球贸易政策倾向有明显扭转,并有延续的意图.拜登政府对特朗普政府时期生效的贸易协定进行了全面审查,认可美墨加协定作为美国新政府未来贸易协定谈判模板的地位,且从其加强与友邦和盟国合作的贸易政策导向来看,拜登政府会继续推进特朗普政府时期已经生效的美墨加协定、美韩FTA 2.0、美日贸易协定和美日数字贸易协定的合作深度,大力推进美欧、美英贸易协定谈判.     

New Power Buzzword

正Efforts on to develop strategic hydrogen energy as part of $1.6-trillion industry When the second phase of a hydrogen energy industrial park kicked off at Yanqing, the district in Beijing that is one of the venues of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in 2022, it was an indication of the growing importance of the renewable energy source in China. The project will provide clean gas for the games, powering 150 vehicles during the event.