Conciseness and Derivatives of Moonlighting Intentions in India's Pharmaceutical Industry
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https://doi.org/10.56294/sctconf20251538Keywords:
life, Moonlight, Pharmaceutical, Employment, Dependent Variables, Statistical AnalysisAbstract
Factors influencing Moonlighting Intentions (MI) in India’s Pharmaceutical Industry (IPI) include organizational culture, work-life balance, and employee engagement. In this paper, we examine the factors determining the MI of employees in the IPI and how organizational dynamics, employee engagement, work-life balance, and organizational culture influence MI. The research studies the direct links between these variables and the probability of employees exploring supplementary employment using quantitative and qualitative methods. The data were obtained by interviewing Human Resource (HR) professionals and senior management using organized questionnaires. By highlighting the relationship between organizational culture, work-life balance, and employee visits to MI, the results illustrate significant positive features of organizational culture and work-life balance and the negative impact of employee engagement in MI. In addition, the paper determines that organizational assurance moderates the link between work-life balance and moonlighting. The implications of these results for IPI attempting to manage the phenomenon of moonlighting while sustaining employees and structuring organizational commitment are of value. Through these dynamics, companies can develop policies for reducing the effects of moonlighting and increasing actual employee output. It turns out that 8 out of 25 employees with poor work-life balance primarily work on the requirement for moonlighting, and organizational culture considerably impacts the figure.
Methods: A well-crafted questionnaire was used to gather the necessary data for the study, which looked at the factors influencing employees' MI (Moonlighting Intentions) in the India’s Pharmaceutical Industry (IPI) as well as how organizational dynamics, employee engagement, work-life balance, and organizational culture affect MI. The essential hypotheses regarding the study's goals were articulated, and each was examined with the aid of pertinent statistical instruments.
Results: According to research findings, work-life balance, corporate culture, and organizational commitment all have a significant role in employee engagement teams' decisions to moonlight.
Conclusions: The study concludes that to reduce the likelihood that workers may look for outside employment, IPI companies should prioritize good HR procedures, work-life balance policies, and a favourable corporate culture. Employee retention, satisfaction, and overall organizational productivity are all expected to rise with such a strategy.
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