Modelo Predictivo del Rendimiento de Emprendimientos Asociativos en la Zona 6: Un Estudio en Cuatro Sectores Estratégicos

This research develops a predictive model to evaluate the performance of associative enterprises in Zone 6 of Ecuador, focusing on four strategic sectors: food, agriculture, textile, and cleaning sectors. The methodology integrates objective (business variables) and subjective (socio-organizational variables) approaches, selected from a literature review. A stratified probability sampling was applied to 20 representative associations. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, ANOVA and linear regression. The model was trained on 80% of the data and validated on the remaining 20%. Although no significant differences were found between sectors, variables with high impact on performance were identified, such as intangible technological resources, infrastructure, networks, financial profitability and solid waste disposal. This model makes it possible to identify key areas to guide strategies for strengthening associative enterprises in the region.