Authors : Arindam Bhattacharjee, Anita Sarkar
DOI : 10.1177/09721509221145414
Volume : 0
Issue : 0
Year : 2023
Page No : 0
The drivers of individual-level innovation remain an underresearched area. Based on JD-R theory, we argue that (a) high-performance work systems (HPWS) enhance employees’ innovative work behaviours (IWB) through an increase in employees’ work engagement, and (b) that the positive relationship between HPWS and work engagement will be magnified at high levels of work overload. We collected data from 313 supervisor-subordinate dyads in an engineering R&D organization in India. Structural equation modeling results supported all the hypotheses except the moderation hypotheses. Theoretical and managerial implications are discussed, and we suggest a few avenues for future research.