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.     

World Championship in Negotiation? The Role of Competitions in Negotiation Pedagogy

The last decade has seen the emergence of several new negotiation competitions around the world. We think the two major drivers of this development are a general trend toward the increasing internationalization of higher education and a recognition of the specific benefits of competitions for negotiation pedagogy. These benefits include: the high level of student commitment generated by participation in a competition, which enhances the quality of negotiation; the opportunity that the competitions give students to experience authentic cultural diversity; and the networking opportunities for students and instructors that the competitions create. This article focuses on the role that negotiation competitions can play in negotiation pedagogy. We first present an overview of the currently most important international negotiation competitions. This is followed by an outline of the specific benefits of negotiation competitions for pedagogy. We then take a closer look at the organization and outcome of negotiation competitions and discuss the opportunities for their development and growth.     

公诉人庭审询问技巧研讨

庭审询问对于查明案件真实、保障被告人的诉讼权利、提升庭审的效率、维护程序正义具有非常重要的作用。为了充分发挥其功能,庭审询问必须遵循特定的规则,如诱导性规则、禁止重复发问规则等,还要讲究询问的技巧,技巧的运用具备相当重要的作用,因为无论什么样的规则,均需要通过相应的询问技巧才能得到展示。通过探讨庭审询问的基本理念、规则的基础上,基于对庭审询问实践的总结,提炼出符合庭审询问规律的询问技巧。     

Interstate conflicts: 1815–1965

This paper reports the creation of a data set of 256 cases of international conflict between 1815 and 1965. These conflicts consisted of (1) international disputes and crises in which the use of force appeared likely, (2) the unreciprocated use of violence, and (3) the reciprocated use of violence. The paper includes some statistics describing patterns in the data and contains an Appendix listing the data set.     

Macroscopic characteristics of screwdriver trauma

The main objective of the study was to determine the type of macroscopic trauma created by a flat-tipped and a cross-tipped screwdriver. The second objective was to determine if the trauma inflicted by the two screwdrivers could be macroscopically differentiated. Three tests were conducted, each by a male volunteer. Each test consisted of 12 samples of fleshed pig ribs; six were stabbed with a flat-tipped screwdriver and the remaining six with a cross-tipped screwdriver (Phillips). Each sample received 15 stab wounds during the process. The stabbings were conducted at perpendicular and oblique angles, with fabric variables being utilized. Results illustrate two main categories of macroscopic skeletal trauma, fractures, and puncture wounds. By studying the macroscopic appearance in tandem with differing trauma frequencies, these two screwdriver types can be differentiated.     

新时期共青团基层组织建设的特征分析

基层组织建设是共青团工作的前提和保障。近年来,共青团的基层组织紧紧把握青年工作的时代特征,表现出了以下特点：（1）充分利用信息网络资源,表现出了虚拟化特点;（2）加强地域合作、领域合作,表现出联合化特点;（3）广泛流动建团和发挥青年组织的作用,表现出了弹性化的特点。这些特点,极大地激发了共青团基层组织建设的活力,但随之而来的新问题,也值得我们进一步思考和探索。     

论行政执法与刑事执法的衔接

当前,随着中央及地方行政、司法机关单独和联合下发的一系列行政规章、准司法规范的相继出台与执行,我国行政执法与刑事执法相衔接的工作制度正逐步建立,并形成合力。但由于多方原因,实践中仍存在以罚代刑现象普遍、行政犯罪规定粗疏、移送缺乏明确的法律程序、证据缺乏对接的有效规则、移送案件的监督缺位、执法人员素质不高等问题。为此,立法机关要从根本上明确案件移送规制,加强监督;行政机关要进一步改革执法体系,建立考评制度;检察机关要完善并创新监督制度,切实发挥监督作用;并全面切实提高执法人员的思想道德素质和执法业务素质。     

“WTO中-美欧墨原材料贸易案”解读与思考

全球化的发展使得资源和环境逐渐被纳入国家主权的范畴,随之而来的是自由贸易与资源、环境、主权的冲突。随着资源竞争的日益激烈,原材料贸易与资源主权、原材料贸易与环境保护的矛盾日益凸显,现行多边贸易体制的改革也面临决择。     

A Multimodal Fusion Approach for Bullet Identification Systems

In the field of forensic science, bullet identification is based on the fact that firing the cartridge from a barrel leaves exclusive microscopic striation on the fired bullets as the fingerprint of the firearm. The bullet identification methods are categorized in 2‐D and 3‐D based on their image acquisition techniques. In this study, we focus on 2‐D optical images using a multimodal technique and propose several distinct methods as its modalities. The proposed method uses a multimodal rule‐based linear weighted fusion approach which combines the semantic level decisions from different modalities with a linear technique that its optimized modalities weights have been identified by the genetic algorithm. The proposed approach was applied on a dataset, which includes 180 2‐D bullet images fired from 90 different AK‐47 barrels. The experimentations showed that our approach attained better results compared to common methods in the field of bullet identification.     

传统五步学程新探--博学、审问、慎思、明辨、笃行

"传统五步学程"是先圣留下的求知至宝,今日借鉴仍具有其现实意义."博学、审问"是求知的入笙;"慎思、明辨"是培养思辨能力的途径;"笃行"是知行合一的最终目的.五者是相辅相成、环环紧扣、互为因果的关系.循此激发思维,开拓智能,将会有益于身,有用于世.