Determinants of income for multilevel distributors in Cuenca (Ecuador)

Objective: This paper analyses the variables that significantly influence the income for the distributors of a multilevel marketing company in Cuenca (Ecuador), an activity that has grown in recent years in terms of workers and income in the country. Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive study...

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Autores: Astudillo, Silvana, Castillo, Juan, Ortiz, Fabian
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE)
Repositorio:REMark - Revista Brasileira de Marketing
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.uninove.br:article/13343
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.uninove.br/remark/article/view/13343
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Multilevel marketing
Distributors
Income
Commissions.
Marketing multinivel
Distribuidores
Ingresos
Comisiones.
Descripción
Sumario:Objective: This paper analyses the variables that significantly influence the income for the distributors of a multilevel marketing company in Cuenca (Ecuador), an activity that has grown in recent years in terms of workers and income in the country. Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with 92 distributors and a multiple regression was applied to optimize the variables that impact the income they obtain from multilevel direct sales.Results: The results indicate that the majority of multilevel distributors are female, their level of education corresponds to basic and intermediate level, with moderate experience in business. Moreover, it is clear that seniority in the company, purchases and training are positively related to the income for the distributors.Originality/relevance: The research is relevant for multilevel distribution entrepreneurs to design more specific strategies that have an impact on distributor sales.Theoretical/methodological contributions: This analysis contributes to the empirical literature on the nature of multilevel selling in Ecuador, and also provides an analysis of this retail business in the third largest city in the country.