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Exploration of Gendered Discourses – An Alternative Theoretical Perception of the Israeli Sports Realm-Juniper Publishers

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  Annals of Social Sciences & Management Studies-Juniper Publishers Introduction This theoretical paper aims to shed light on the epistemological and methodological framework that led the authors to explore discourses of masculinity and femininity that underpin societies, specifically Israeli society and the institutions of sports within it. For the most part, men govern Israeli sports organizations, which serve the interests of hegemonic masculine forms. In order to explore unique underlying realities within the Israeli context (such as the discourse of militarization), the theoretical framework might be informed by post-structuralist feminism, which provides a way to analyze voices and narratives of the (predominantly female) “other,” and explore the historical contextual construction of current discourses of masculinity within Israeli sports organizations and society as a whole. This paper introduces readers to the process of narrative revisions, critical discourse analysis (CDA

Integrating Risk Management and Quality Management- Juniper Publishers

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   Annals of Social Sciences & Management Studies-Juniper Publishers Mini Review The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is a not-for-profit organization, recognized as an independent non-governmental international organization with memberships in 161 national standards bodies that makes International Standards. Through the contributions of its members, ISO brings experts together to develop international standards that are aimed at meeting global challenges. The standards are developed in a voluntary, consensus-based and market relevant manner. Members are divided into three categories, with varying access and influence over the ISO system. Its vision is the worldwide acceptance and use of the ISO products. This would enable trading locally and globally and contribute to progress and prosperity on the individual and the organizational levels. The goals of ISO/TC 176 are centered around widening the acceptance of their standardization of the quality management prin

The Development Mode and Innovation Mechanism of Convergence of Culture and Science: Cases from Jiangsu, China- Juniper Publishers

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   Annals of Social Sciences & Management Studies-Juniper Publishers Introduction The 13th five-year plan for economic and social development of the People’s Republic of China proposed to promote the convergence and development of culture, science information technology, tourism, sports, finance and other industries. In recent years, the convergence of culture and science has become the consensus of the government, industry and academia in China. Many scholars have made useful explorations on this issue. Liu et al. [1] put forward the mode of deep convergence of culture and science, in which elements are coupled and interacted. Fu & Li [2] present two modes: government-driven and enterprise practice. Peng & Song [3] propose three mode: technology-driven, leapfrog development and government promotion. Yin [4] summaries the convergence mode of Chengdu as three forms: creativity + science, content + channel, extension + expansion. Chen [5] proposes four mode: consumption promo