How Moonlighting affects Job Performance? A Case from India

Abstract

The present research paper has been aimed to explore impact of moonlighting on the job performance of the employees working in Zomato, an Indian multinational restaurant aggregator and food delivery company. The sample include 296 responses from the employees residing in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. A total of six facets of moonlighting have been identified including financial, psychological, motivational, social, organisational, and environmental facets. Primarily, the scales, developed to assess these facets, have been examined for statistical suitability through the test of normality, reliability, dimensionality, and structural validity. Further, multiple regression analysis approach has been employed to explore impact of the six facets of moonlighting on the job performance of the employees of Zomato. The results have indicated significant impact of financial, motivational, and social facets on the performance of the employees. While psychological, organizational, and environmental are not noticed to exhibit significant on the performance of the employees.