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Organizational Culture and Corporate Performance in the Ecuadorian Environment

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  • Ana Belén Tulcanaza-Prieto

    (Escuela de Negocios, Universidad de las Américas, UDLA, Vía a Nayón, Quito 170124, Ecuador)

  • Iliana E. Aguilar-Rodríguez

    (Escuela de Negocios, Universidad de las Américas, UDLA, Vía a Nayón, Quito 170124, Ecuador)

  • Carlos Artieda

    (Escuela de Negocios, Universidad de las Américas, UDLA, Vía a Nayón, Quito 170124, Ecuador)

Abstract

This study examines how organizational culture influences corporate performance in the Ecuadorian service sector. The study employs four organizational culture features and twelve concepts for corporate performance using a self-designed online questionnaire, which were supplied to postgraduate students from academic programs at Universidad de Las Americas (UDLA) in Quito, Ecuador. The respondents were working as managers or employees in small Ecuadorian service firms. The operational items of the questionnaire to measure organizational culture and corporate performance were designed using the Denison model. The findings reveal a statistically positive relationship between organizational culture and firm performance. Moreover, involvement, adaptability, consistency, and mission affect the non-financial performance of the Ecuadorian service sector. Involvement is the critical determinant of the influence of organizational culture on corporate performance, while training shows the strongest association with organizational culture. This study provides a perspective on long-term organizational strategies, vision, and performance. Future research should include the characteristics of the studied firms to increase the effectiveness of the proposed model.

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  • Ana Belén Tulcanaza-Prieto & Iliana E. Aguilar-Rodríguez & Carlos Artieda, 2021. "Organizational Culture and Corporate Performance in the Ecuadorian Environment," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, vol. 11(4), pages 1-17, November.
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