...Andrés Salas-Vallina; Manoli Pozo-Hidalgo; Pedro-Gil Monte Purpose The purpose of this research is to examine the impact of high-involvement work systems (HIWS) on absorptive capacity. In addition, the mediating effect of happiness at work in the relationship between high-involvement work...

... used for the data analysis. Findings Results from data analysis showed that coworker support and absorptive capacity mediate the impact of innovation-based HRM on employee satisfaction and performance. Innovation-based human resource effort is best applied when coworker support is evident...