The Flagship University in Your State Recently Completed a New

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A) Their student centers were probably also out of date.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.