Estructura organizacional como determinante competitivo en pequeñas y medianas empresas del sector alimentos

espanolLa gestion de pequenas y medianas empresas en el contexto de la globalizacion involucra considerar aspectos para su competitividad y permanencia en el mercado, situacion que requiere de una estructura organizativa que corresponda a las condiciones que ello representa. El proposito de este articulo es analizar la relacion entre las estructuras organizacionales y la competitividad de las empresas del sector alimentos de Barranquilla (Colombia), con el fin de determinar si la estructura organizacional impulsa la competitividad de estas organizaciones. Se diseno una investigacion explicativa de enfoque cuantitativo donde participaron 62 empresas del sector alimentos, a partir de la informacion recopilada se realizo un analisis predictivo basado en regresion multiple, determinando los niveles de competitividad con relacion a su estructura organizacional. Como resultado se expone el modelo de regresion que aporta datos significativos para la competitividad en el sector alimentos, por lo que las empresas que fortalecen su estructura organizacional optimizan y alcanzan adecuados niveles de competitividad, demostrandose estadisticamente que existe una correlacion positiva entre las variables. Se concluye, considerar la competitividad en pequenas y medianas empresas de alimentos a partir de sus estructuras organizacionales, determinando aspectos y componentes desde la departamentalizacion, cadena de mando y formalizacion que modelan su desempeno. EnglishThe management of small and medium-sized companies in the context of globalization involves considering aspects for their competitiveness and permanence in the market, a situation that requires an organizational structure that corresponds to the conditions it represents. The purpose of this article is to analyze the relationship between organizational structures and the competitiveness of companies in the food sector of Barranquilla (Colombia), in order to determine if the organizational structure drives the competitiveness of these organizations. An explanatory research with a quantitative approach was designed in which 62 companies from the food sector participated. Based on the information collected, a predictive analysis based on multiple regression was performed, determining the levels of competitiveness in relation to their organizational structure. As a result, the regression model that provides significant data for competitiveness in the food sector is exposed, so that companies that strengthen their organizational structure optimize and achieve adequate levels of competitiveness, statistically demonstrating that there is a positive correlation between the variables. In conclusion, consider the competitiveness of small and mediumsized food companies based on their organizational structures, determining aspects and components from the departmentalization, chain of command and formalization that model their performance.