this article is a report of a research project aimed at developing a strategic plan for the department of library and information science (lis), ferdowsi university of mashhad the aim of the project was to identify the factors and a model for designing the strategic plan for lis department. according to the process of strategic planning, external and internal studies carried out. in these studi...

The two most significant approaches to redistricting to emerge in the last generation are both consequentialist. That is, they both urge authorities to design—and courts to evaluate—district plans on the basis of the plans’ likely electoral consequences. According to the partisan fairness approach, plans should treat the major parties symmetrically in terms of the conversion of votes to seats. ...

The purpose of this conceptual paper is to address the lack of consistent means through which strategies are identified and discussed across theoretical perspectives in the field of business strategy. A standardised referencing system is offered to codify the means by which strategies can be identified, from which new business services and information systems may be derived. This taxonomy was d...

following the collapse of ussr, the usa, as a key player of the middle east region, claimed the leadership of the world unipolar system and, during the last two decades has attempted to restructure the region. to this end, the us has tried to put into practice a plan under the name the new middle east, inorder to maintain its presence and dominance over this strategic region with the aim of sec...