High involvement work systems and organizational performance: the role of knowledge combination capability and interaction orientation. Issue 7 (12th April 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Song, Wenhao; Yu, Hongyan; Qu, Qunzhen
• Is Part Of: International journal of human resource management. Volume 32:Issue 7(2021)
• Page Start: 1566
• Page End: 1590
• Publication Date: 2021-04-12
• Subjects: High involvement work systems -- knowledge combination capability -- interaction orientation -- organizational performance; Personnel management -- Periodicals; Human capital -- Management -- Periodicals; 658.3
• DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2018.1539863
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0958-5192

Abstract

Abstract: This study provides a theoretical model illustrating how high involvement work systems (HIWS) influence organizational performance on the knowledge combination capability perspective based on the resource-based view. We collected data from employees and managers from a sample of 147 companies, which had a total of 739 employees and 471 middle/high level managers. Our results indicate that HIWS had a significant and positive relation with organizational performance, and knowledge combination capability fully mediated its relationship. We also find that interaction orientation positively moderates the relationship between HIWS and knowledge combination capability. In addition, interaction orientation positively moderates the indirect effect of HIWS on organization creativity through knowledge combination capability. We discuss the theoretical contribution and practical implications and future studies.