%0 Journal Article %T Evaluaci¨®n del impacto de las multinacionales en las pymes de la ciudad de Barranquilla: Realidad de las empresas vinculadas vs. la percepci¨®n de las empresas no vinculadas %A Mu£¿oz Santiago %A Alberto %A Rosado Guerrero %A Mar¨ªa Jos¨¦ %A Vergara Granados %A Natalia %A Wilches De Angelis %A Mar¨ªa Jimena %J Pensamiento & Gesti¨®n %D 2012 %I Fundaci¨®n Universidad del Norte %X tthis article has as main objective to analyze the impact of the multinationals, which have presence in the region and the country, on the smes' competitiveness. in the article are analyzed an discussed two positions, initially of those smes that have had or have a contractual relationship with a multinational and on the other hand, the perception of those companies who haven't had it; coming to the conclusion, that in general terms, both types of companies conclude that the multinationals' presence is positive to the smes' development and therefore for the country's economic development. %K sme (small and medium enterprises) %K multinational %K fdi (foreign direct investment) %K competitiveness. %U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1657-62762012000100010&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en