Eleven contributions from international researchers examine working time over the life cycle and nonstandard work arrangements in the U.S. and Canada. The papers were originally presented at a conference on working time held in Ottawa, Ontario in June of 1996. Topics include, for example, adults returning to school, moonlighting, self-employment for married females, the changing use of temporary workers, and early retirement. c. Book News Inc.

Till date the phenomenon of moonlighting or multiple job holding has been investigated from different perspectives like shadow economy dynamics, financial stress motives, job enrichment and skill diversification motives. All these examinations have been made in the fields of blue-collar workers, agriculture workforce, health professional or artistic industries. Many studies also focus on the variety of motives and consequences of moonlighting practices. But no study has been conducted to find out an association between moonlighting and sprouting start-ups in India. This paper is aiming to bridge this gap.The overall results have indicated towards a close relationship between Moonlighting practices of IT/ITES professionals and the start-ups being operational through the same industry. This has helped to figure out that Generation Y which is working in knowledge industry is making themselves ready to flourish on their own by doing multi-jobbing in the form of working on their own business ideas along with working on their primary occupations.

This book contains the collection of articles from the International Conference on “Building Competitiveness through Technology Enabled Business, Management and Leadership” held on February 9 & 10, 2024. This Distinguished Event was Meticulously Organized by The American School of Business Administration, The American College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Drawing from my personal experience, I mooted thirty relevant questions to a chatbot and received replies based on the data it collected. Having amalgamated my thirty-plus years of experience dealing with daily and prominent issues faced by Generation Z, I hope these experiences and the chatbot›s ideal answers will guide the youth to perform better.