Hatch and Schultz (2001) argue that expressive organizations align three major organizational features: vision (strategy), culture (employees), and image (brand) by analyzing the three possible gaps between them. One gap is the vision-culture gap which refers to _______________.

a. There is conflict between the organizations vision and how the organization is being perceived in its own environment
b. Employees behave in ways that are inconsistent with the organizations espoused image
c. Management develop a vision not shared by employees, and which alienates or separates employees from the strategy of the organization
d. The culture of the organization forces it to ignore the vision of the organization


c. Management develop a vision not shared by employees, and which alienates or separates employees from the strategy of the organization

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