This paper investigates the organizational capability building of primary-level party organizations of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Primary-level party organizations do the groundwork to ensure the CPC’s lines, principles, policies, decisions, and plans are implemented. Based on document analysis, this paper first discusses the basic definitions and concepts of organizational capability, in different aspects including individuals, groups and then primary-level party organizations. Then, it analyzes the dilemmas of primary-level party organizations improving their organizational capabilities in the New Era. More specifically, the political functions of primary-level party organizations are not prominent, some primary-level party members and cadres’ abilities and qualities are not strong enough, and the leadership system of some primary-level party organizations is not smooth. To solve these difficulties and dilemmas, this paper proposes some policy recommendations, including adhering to the positioning of political functions and enhancing the political leadership of party organizations, strictly implementing the organizational system and giving full play to the work synergy of the party organization, promoting the construction of organizational culture and enhance the cohesion of primary-level party organizations, and improving the quality of party members and cadres and enhance the execution capabilities of party organizations. This paper can provide some implications for the strengthening of the organizational capability of CPC’s primary-level party organizations.
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