On the "Follow-The-Majority" Phenomenon in China Universities from the Perspective of Organizational Sociology

The so-called "follow-the-majority" phenomenon has become one of the major obstacles for the innovative development in China's universities. The present study aims at the research of the phenomenon and its hidden working system from the perspective of organizational sociology. The study shows that there are features of institutional organizations in China universities; various universities gain their social legiti- macy through "follow-the-majority" under the current education system, therefore maintain its survival and development. It is found that changes need be started from the institutional organizational features and envi- ronment, along with the introduction of market management in order to eradicate the "follow-the-majority" trend and improve the management performance in universities.