Investigating the relation between organizational culture and excellence performance based on EFQM model in SMEs

Current study is to investigate the relationship between organizational culture and excellence performance based on EFQM model in small and medium enterprises of Bandar Abbas (Iran). The study population consisted of 249 managers, deputies and experts in small and medium enterprises based in the industrial towns of Bandar Abbas and 152 of the statistical population using cluster sampling - randomly were selected as sample size. In order to collect data, 2 questionnaires were used. These 2 questionnaires'' were about organizational culture and excellence performance based on EFQM model and theirvalidity and reliability was measured. Analysis of collected data was performed using Pearson correlation test and also describing the collected data, was performed using descriptive statistical methodssuch as frequency tables and graphs and the frequency histogram by computer and SPSS software. Resultof the study showed that there is a significant relationship between different kinds of organizational culture and excellence performance based on EFQM model. Finally, limitations on this project and suggestions for further studies have been presented.