Institutional Isomorphism and Organizational Performance in the Educational Field

In the viewpoint of new institutionalism,the universities in the educational field run in the highly institutionalized organizational environment,complying with the institutional rationality ritually leads to incredible institutional isomorphism.In the course of institutional isomorphism,universities obtain legitimacy on one hand,but generate strong conflicts oriented by competition and performance on the other hand.To resolve these conflicts,universities need to arrive at moderate balance between legitimacy and organizational performance by means of structural elements decoupling and concerning with confidence logic.