This conceptual review uses a Theory-Focused Narrative Literature Review with a Theory-to-Practice orientation to synthesize boundary-spanning perspectives and translate them into a practice framework for Expert Staff (Tenaga Ahli) of Commission II of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI), whose work spans twelve policy-heterogeneous partner institutions. Drawing on 17 peer-reviewed journal articles assessed in full text through six documented Scopus search streams, the review traces the development of boundary-spanning scholarship from structural-organizational accounts to role and behavioral, competency-relational, team-level, and interorganizational/multilevel-governance perspectives. Evidence from public-sector and policy-advisory settings is then assessed according to its direct relevance or reasoned transferability to legislative expert staff who lack formal sanctioning authority over partner institutions. The synthesis yields four traceable practice domains: individual role diagnosis and competency development, team workload distribution, cross-partner coordination forum design, and trust-based bridging without formal authority. The article contributes a context-sensitive translation of boundary-spanning scholarship into practice options for a heterogeneous parliamentary advisory environment. The framework is not an empirically validated model; it is an evidence-informed and testable starting point whose application requires organizational authorization, contextual adaptation, and subsequent field evaluation.
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