Abstract

GOMEZ ROLDAN, IGNACIO  and  RICARDO BRAY, RAFAEL GUILLERMO. SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES EXISTING IN CULTURAL PROFILES OF COLOMBIAN ORGANIZATIONS OF HIGHER ANDLOWER PERFORMANCE. Rev.fac.cienc.econ. [online]. 2009, vol.17, n.1, pp.9-24. ISSN 0121-6805.

Organisational culture influences members' behaviour and therefore organisational performance. The specialised literature has documented a variety of performance outcomes related to specific characteristics of organisational culture profiles. This paper reviews the similarities and differences existing among organisations of higher and lower performance profiles as they relate to specific characteristics of their cultural profiles. The organizations examined belong to a sample of 66 organisations located in Bogotá, Colombia. The study is founded on the Organisational Culture Model of Daniel Denison. This model describes and applies a theory of culture related to behaviour and performance from a managerial perspective oriented to the attainment of results which are critical for the survival and viability of organizations.

Keywords : Organizational culture; behavior; organizational performance; cultural profile; performance profile.

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