Imitation and Translation in the Travel of a Global Education Model: the Case of the Masters in Business Administration

Using the lens of Institutional Logics this paper considers the diffusion and translation of the Anglo American MBA as a global idea in China. The application of Institutional Logics allows us to review the conclusions of Mazza et al., (2007) and Clegg et al., (2005), who stress the prevalence of local translations of the MBA as it travels globally. Our study highlights two dominant institutional -market logic and transnational logic -that exert influence upon the MBA in China. Corresponding Author: Peter Lamb, Nottingham University Business School, University of Nottingham, Ningbo Campus, AB 361, 199 East Taikang Road, Ningbo 315100, China Telephone: +86 (0)574 88180199 Fax: +86 (0)574 88180329 Email: [email protected]