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Starting a part-time small business: a systematic literature review of moonlighting

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  • Sakshi Saxena
  • Ambarish Sharan Vidyarthi
  • Alka Swami

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This paper provides a comprehensive review of the current research landscape on moonlighting, focusing on its trends, determinants, and outcomes. The study examines 37 articles published between 2011 and 2023 from the SCOPUS database, employing a systematic approach to analyse methods and synthesise the literature. The findings highlight diverse factors influencing moonlighting, including demographics, socio-economic, psychological, social, cultural, financial, and technological factors. The review outlines key outcomes of moonlighting and proposes a future research agenda, summarising recommendations through research questions on variables and their linkages, as well as methodological advancements. The study encapsulates the scholarly contributions in the field over recent years and lays out an extensive future research agenda to further our understanding of this common employment practice.

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  • Sakshi Saxena & Ambarish Sharan Vidyarthi & Alka Swami, 2025. "Starting a part-time small business: a systematic literature review of moonlighting," International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 56(3), pages 391-426.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijesbu:v:56:y:2025:i:3:p:391-426
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