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Multi-level and multi-faceted institutional dynamics: neoliberal reforms in Korean universities, 2008–2013

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  • Dongyoub Shin
  • Daehun Chung

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This paper examines Korean universities’ responses to coercive pressures from the government towards neoliberal reforms. Unlike the general perception that coercive pressures from the government have a sweeping effect for all the organizations of the field, this paper shows variations among organizations in the adoption of a new practice promoted by the government. To explain this unexpected variation, we propose a theoretical framework of multi-level and multi-faceted institutional dynamics. Our empirical analysis shows that Korean universities’ adoption of admission officer system as a representative neoliberal global-standard practice varies depending on societal-level normative neoliberal discourses, field-level mimetic isomorphism among adjacent universities, and organization-level functional necessity.

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  • Dongyoub Shin & Daehun Chung, 2020. "Multi-level and multi-faceted institutional dynamics: neoliberal reforms in Korean universities, 2008–2013," Asia Pacific Business Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 26(4), pages 478-502, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apbizr:v:26:y:2020:i:4:p:478-502
    DOI: 10.1080/13602381.2020.1788289
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