%0 Journal Article %T Cultura organizacional y rendimiento de las Mipymes de mediana y alta tecnolog¨ªa: un estudio emp¨ªrico en Cali, Colombia %A G¨¢lvez Albarrac¨ªn %A Edgar Juli¨¢n %A Garc¨ªa P¨¦rez de Lema %A Domingo %J Cuadernos de Administraci¨®n %D 2011 %I Pontificia Universidad Javeriana %X this article is intended to provide empirical verification of the relationship between the organizational culture of a business and its performance. for this, a study was made of 60 medium- and high-technology smes in cali, colombia. the results show that the clan-type cultures and the innovation-type cultures have a positive impact on business performance, while the hierarchical type has a negative one. these results reinforce the theory that organizational culture is a decisive factor in achieving business competitiveness, and will be most useful to businessmen themselves, and for organizations that promote their knowledge and development, including development organizations and the academic sector. %K organizational culture %K performance %K smes. %U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0120-35922011000100006&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en