Team Characteristics and Team Member Knowledge,Skills, and Ability Relationships to the Effectiveness of Cross‐Functional Teams in the Public Sector

Abstract

This study examines members of cross‐functional teams in the public sector for the necessary knowledge, skills, and ability (KSA) to be effective team members. It was determined that members of cross‐functional teams in the public sector possess the necessary KSA to perform effectively. The following characteristics are statistically significant factors: (1) years of professional work experience; (2) frequency of team participation; (3) the type of team training, i.e., collaboration and performance management; and (4) situational entry to team assignments (volunteered, assigned, requested), specifically volunteer and requested. The findings are significant in that managers within the government have some guidelines on team formation. They now know who should be team members, team members should be volunteers, and management should ensure that the team members have specific training in the areas of team collaboration and performance management. The findings are significant for employees as well. To acquire experience, employees should be interested in participating in a team environment (i.e., volunteering for the assignment). They should participate on numerous teams, so that they can become more effective as team members. Employees should acquire training in specific team skills (i.e., collaboration and performance management) to help them better understand how to work within the team and the team members and get results.     

人民币汇率变动对中美贸易结构收支的影响——基于SITC分类标准的实证分析

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Supplementing the effective number of parties

The effective number of parties, N=1/Σp²_i (where p_i is the fractional share of the ith party), usually suffices to describe adequately a constellation of parties of different strengths. Difficulties arise when disparity in party sizes is such that the largest share (p₁) surpasses 0.50 (meaning absolute dominance), while N still indicates a multi-party constellation. In such cases N_∞=1/p₁ is proposed as a supplementary indicator: a value less than 2 indicates absolute dominance. An ‘NP' index proposed earlier is a combination of N and N_∞; its values are close to those of N_∞, but NP sometimes falls below 2 even when many parties are relevant for coalition formation. [Reference to Appendix A] offers an alternative approach based on indices of deviation from a norm, but it proves cumbersome.     

大学英语写作教学的探索与思考

大学英语教学中,写作教学是一个薄弱环节。如何改进写作教学方法,提高学生写作水平,一直是大学英语教学的一个难题。大学英语教师应正视现实,在教学实践中,不断改进教学方法及教学观念,从根本上重视英语写作教学,提高学生整体水平,实现跨文化交际的大学英语教学目标。     

大学生党员先进性教育长效机制建设的实践探索

大学生党员是党和人民事业接班人的重要力量,构建大学生党员先进性教育长效机制,是高校党建的重要任务,也是实现高校人才培养目标的必然要求。分析了构建高校大学生党员先进性教育长效机制的重要性及特点,并从实践上提出构建大学生党员先进性教育的工作机制。     

从国际法案例看岛屿主权理论变化及最新发展

关于岛屿主权归属问题,在国际法的发展中先后出现了不同的原则。最初,＂发现＂能主张完整的主权权利。紧接着,国际社会强调了对无主地的＂有效占领＂,单纯地＂发现＂只能产生初始权利。而当今国际实践表明,＂有效控制＂已成为裁判领土争端案件的重要依据。在双方对岛屿主权发生争议时,对岛屿进行更为有效控制的一方往往能获得主权。更进一步,＂持续而和平的展示主权所产生的权利可以优于之前已经确定了的权利＂。     

联合国军事维和人员不法行为的归责主体认定

联合国军事维和人员不法行为的归责主体认定非常复杂,须分两种情况讨论。在联合国指挥的维和行动中,联合国对维和部队具有行动控制权,派遣国具有纪律制裁权和刑事管辖权,维和部队既是联合国的附属机关,也是派遣国的机关。这种双重指挥机制决定了《国际组织的责任条款》第7条是最合适的法律依据。在联合国授权的维和行动中,指挥与控制机制较为复杂,被授权主体具有行动性指挥与控制,派遣国享有纪律制裁权和刑事管辖权,联合国具有最终控制。《国际组织的责任条款》第7条适用于认定被授权主体或派遣国的责任,不适合认定联合国责任。这两类维和行动均存在双重或多重归责的可能。     

Broadcasting party information: Can the introduction of community radio reduce the effective number of parties?

The introduction of a more majoritarian electoral system is expected to result in the consolidation of a party system as predicted by institutionalists. However, voters must have information on party viability and be able to coordinate with other voters within a constituency for an electoral system reform to have the expected outcome. I argue that the introduction of independent local radio frequencies can promote party consolidation by enabling coordination on viable candidates because of better information that becomes common knowledge. The effective number of parties (ENEP) is expected to be lower in constituencies where a larger proportion of voters listen to local radio. To test this hypothesis, access to television signals is used as an instrument for radio listening behavior to address potential reverse causality. Using 2SLS, I find that an increase in one standard deviation in regular radio listening is associated with a decrease of 0.42 ENEP in Thailand.     

提高辅导员队伍建设实效性的策略研究

新时期加强辅导员队伍建设是坚持育人为本、德育为先的必然要求，是统筹高校改革、发展和稳定的必然要求，是锻炼造就高素质人才的必然要求。因此，应该以提高辅导员的地位为核心，以提升辅导员的素质为依托。以拓宽辅导员的发展空间为动力，推进辅导员队伍的专业化和职业化发展，提高辅导员队伍建设的实效性。     

死刑核准权归位后的程序正当性分析

死刑核准权归位是解决死刑核准权异化,根除下放所造成的立法矛盾和实务问题的惟一选择。死刑复核程序的诉讼化改造要求贯彻书面审和开庭审相结合,事实审与法律审相结合,书面审则实行阅卷与提审被告人相结合;立法应当明确赋予死刑复核程序中被告人的律师辩护权和当面陈述权;死刑复核程序仍然应当明确时限规定;检察机关有权对死刑复核程序实行法律监督,监督的方式是抗诉和检察建议;我国死刑复核程序不宜实行三审终审制改造,也不宜只实行法律审。