The Flagship University in Your State Recently Completed a New

question 20

Multiple Choice

The flagship university in your state recently completed a new state-of-the-art student center,complete with bowling alleys,fast-food outlets,group study space,and the latest green technology.Shortly after it was finished,almost every other university in your state began clamoring for a new student center,too.How would the theory of institutional isomorphism explain this?

• A) Their student centers were probably also out of date.
• B) Universities see an indirect payoff in such an investment.
• C) As tuition rises,parents are increasingly vocal stakeholders.
• D) Universities operate in the same environment and therefore end up looking alike.

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