The aim of this thesis is to analyse the system and function of a multilevel marketing (MLM) and direct sales of the Amway company. Why are distributors satisfied with company´s function and why do they do business in the MLM field? An analysis of MLM techniques and functioning within the Amway company will be conducted, providing answers to the following questions – how the company gains new members and customers and what is essential for the success of it.Analysis and it´s evaluation will be based mainly on information accessible from company´s internal documents, interviews with company´s employees and distributors. First part of this piece of work will represent a demarcation of basic terms and general information in the field of the ML...