本文對北京大學研究所國學門早期歷史(1922-1927)的探索，主是根據兩條主線進行討論。首先，國學門作為中國現代大學中最早成立的研究所，乃是北大學者把歐美研究機構的模式移植到中國來。它成立後，由於集中各種學術資源，提供學者進行學術交流的空間，使國學門成為當時學術研究的中心；並且透過學術期刊的發行，學者的研究成果亦得以迅速傳播。由此可見現代學術研究機構出現後，使學術發展的面貌出現巨大轉變。 其次，本文從國學門與「整理國故」運動的關係著眼，說明「整理國故」的口號不僅首先由北大師生提出，而且國學門的成立，正是為了實踐這一學術口號。從國學門中各學會的設立與期刊的發行，可知國學門學者的學術工作，是在民族意識的驅使下，致力在考古調查、方言調查、明清檔案的整理上，從事開拓性的工作；其中在歌謠徵集與風俗調查這些民俗研究方面，更成為國學門的主要發展方向。 在國學門同人的鼓吹下，中國學術界在20至30年代掀起一陣「整理國故」的熱潮；而國學門所開拓的學術研究新領域，也在20年代下半期，隨著同人的南下，把民俗研究的風氣擴展到南方去。不但如此，在國學門學者的影響下「整理國故」運動更走上了推動學術從傳統向現代轉化的路途，對此後的學術發展帶來深遠影響。

Research findings suggest clear differentiation of institutional identities through time. Before 1978 when China embarked upon a process of ambitions reform efforts, the typical image of a university was 'a university of the masses', which actually relegated them to a 'tool' for the powers that be. After the Cultural Revolution, universities adopted the role of a 'frontier' and a 'national builder'. However, with the presence of the state and its tight ideological control, universities around that time were labeled as 'socialist universities' under the leadership of the party. Since 1992, universities have become increasingly involved in the market as the 'market economic system' has been developed and China has become more active in the global economy. The logic of the market and its mechanisms are no longer novel to universities. A trend forward corporatization can even be identified in the higher sector. / Since the late 1970s, higher education has undergone significant reform across the world, from the Western countries to the Chinese Mainland. In the Chinese Mainland, a central theme in higher education reform has been the debate on the construction of organizational forms for higher institutions. / The concept of 'identity' is adopted as the focus of research. Organization theorists believe that an organization, like a person, has an identity in modern society. Organizational identity, moreover, is closely related to the state and the market. It is argued that an organizational identity is usually constructed as a result of the interaction between the institution, the state, and the market. In this context, the change and re-constitution of the identity of Chinese universities are explored. This study adopts the nattative approach and Peking University is selected as the case for study. / The major underpinning of the study is that China is still---by centralized administration. Between 1949 and 1978, the characteristics of universities were mainly constructed between the state and universities in the presence of a planned economic system and the absence of a market. Since the implementation of which the market was introduced to the higher education as a spere for exploration, the state has remained the most important and the most powerful 'stakeholder'. Thus, many characteristics of the corporatization of Chinese higher education differ from those in the West. Some superficial, or even distorted forms of corporation can be identified in China. However, little significant change has taken place in terms of the organizational structure and administration governance of higher institutions. (Abstract shortened by UMI.) / The purpose of this study is to explore what has happed to universities under reform and to depict the universities present today. It is hoped that the study can contribute to our understanding of the kind of change that have affected universities, and to help us reflect on past decisions, policies, and incidents. Dicusions change will further illuminate the complex relationships between the state, university and the market. / 羅雲. / 論文(哲學博士)--香港中文大學, 2006. / 參考文獻(p. 133-149). / Advisers: Nai Kwai Leslie Lo; Wing Kwong Tsang. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 68-03, Section: A, page: 0907. / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. [Ann Arbor, MI] : ProQuest Information and Learning, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstracts in Chinese and English. / School code: 1307. / Lun wen (zhe xue bo shi)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue, 2006. / Can kao wen xian (p. 133-149). / Luo Yun.