Work redesign in development perspective: An empirical study of multitasking among civil servants in Malawi

Civil servants in many developing countries are increasingly faced with multitask situations at work to improve the efficiency of public sectors. Although multitasking might boost employee productivity, its potentially negative impact on other areas of employees’ lives has been ignored. Drawing upon the conservation of resources theory, our research aims to investigate whether, how, and when multitasking at work decreases the subjective well-being of employees in the public sector. Using a two-wave survey of 164 civil servants in Malawi, our findings showed that multitasking at work was positively related to employees’ negative affect and negatively related to their satisfaction with life and positive affect through emotional exhaustion. Moreover, the study found that polychronicity, which refers to one's preference to handle more than one task at the same time, moderated the relationship between multitasking and emotional exhaustion, such that the association described above was weaker when an employee's polychronicity was higher. Finally, the indirect impact of multitasking on positive affect through emotional exhaustion was also moderated by polychronicity. These findings provide some theoretical and managerial implications for public sector in developing countries on how to focus on employee well-being while using multitasking work design.     

The effect of university–industry collaboration policy on universities’ knowledge innovation and achievements transformation: based on innovation chain

The Journal of Technology Transfer - Based on the measurement of policies issued at ministerial and provincial levels in China, this research studied the effect of the university–industry...     

China’s Stance on Investor-State Dispute Settlement: Evolution,Challenges, and Reform Options

Netherlands International Law Review - China is one of the most active states in concluding bilateral investment treaties (BITs) globally. Its BITs can be categorized into three generations based...     

Using equations from power indices to analyze figure skating teams

Power indices were originally developed to measure voting power. However, Saari and Sieberg (Games Econ Behav 36:241–263, 2001) and Saari (Chaotic elections, American Mathematical Society, Providence, 2001a) have suggested that the equations from power indices could potentially be used in some sports contexts as a way of evaluating athletes. This article explores this idea in the context of figure skating. The International Skating Union developed team events in figure skating for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia and for other major competitions. In this article, we show how the Shapley–Shubik and Banzhaf indices can be used to analyze contributions of athletes to their countries’ teams in figure skating team events. We illustrate this approach by analyzing the results from the 2014 Winter Olympic Games figure skating team event. We also discuss some ways in which the numbers assigned by the equations from power indices can be used in the figure skating context.     

优化部门协同:理顺部门非对称协调配合关系的应对——以防控新冠疫情为例

在政府治理中,部门协调配合是机制常态.协调配合中的部门处于非对称关系,这一关系处理不当,定会离散部门协调配合.优化部门协同,是理顺部门非对称协调配合关系的应对,对健全部门协调配合机制具有对症、对应、对焊的重要意义.     

新中国偷税罪的立法沿革

建国三十年,国家几乎不征税,也就用不着规定偷税犯罪。“79刑法”中关于偷税罪的规定,也只是宽泛、粗略的规定。1986年最高人民检察院的《立案标准》解决了偷税罪在司法实践中的操作性问题。1992年3月的《两高解释》明确了偷税罪的主体,明确了偷税罪的五种偷税手段,明确了偷税罪的起点标准;1992年9月的《税收征管法》和《补充规定》标志着中国税收征管工作走向法制化。“97新刑法”则使偷税罪的立法渐趋完善,而2002年的《高法解释》则解决了司法实践中对于偷税罪刑法适用的诸多问题。     

建立科学的激励机制促进高校辅导员队伍建设

加强高校辅导员队伍建设有着重大而深远的意义。通过现代激励理论可以看出,长期的高工作投入和低工作回报,往往会降低辅导员职业地位,难以吸引优秀人才,也会降低他们的工作积极性,影响思想政治教育效果。为加强辅导员队伍建设,高校应以提高辅导员的全面薪酬、提升其心理满足程度为着眼点,建立科学的激励机制。     

简析新西兰的东盟政策

新西兰是位于南太平洋的一个岛国。与其邻国澳大利亚相比,世人对它的关注甚少,但新西兰在国际舞台上非常活跃,常常在国际事务中发挥着超出一般小国的作用①。从英国统治的殖民地到独立国家,进而成为活跃在国际舞台上具有洞察力的国家,在这样一个变化过程中,     

司法提请的宪法反思

本文试图从宪法的角度审视司法实践中就法规冲突提请上级法院与其他机构裁决所带来的问题.文章认为,法院的提请安排不但会导致人民法院审判权的外部化,而且无法满足法的一致性与安定性要求.送请裁决政策还实际地影响了当事人的上诉权.文章认为,虽然法院采取司法提请有其现实考虑,但是宪法也规定了职权分工原则和独立审判原则.从宪法出发,应当允许法官对规范的选择进行独立判断.审判过程结束之后,司法误判的纠正则可以通过法律解释或宪法监督制度进行修补.文章认为这种思路既符合司法的要求,也符合我国的人民代表大会制度的根本要求.