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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Uribetxebarria, Urtzi author Gago, Mónica author Legarra Eizagirre, Maite author Elorza, Unai author 2021 Purpose – This paper examines the extent to which investment in human capital (HC) influences employee well-being, focusing on companies in the Basque Country in Northern Spain. Specifically, it analyzes the effects of worker perceptions of high-involvement work system (HIWS) on job satisfaction (JS) and affective commitment (AC), directly and through the mediating role of trust in management. This trust mediating role was also explored by analyzing the isolated effects of high-involvement work processes (power, information, reward and knowledge [PIRK] enhancing practices) on JS and AC. Design/methodology/approach – The structural equation modeling (SEM) approach was used on a sample of 2,199 employees from 425 organizations working in different industries. As the study was performed at the organizational level, aggregation was conducted first. Findings – The findings revealed that trust partially mediated the relationship between HIWS and JS, although AC was directly predicted by the system. In contrast, a trust mediating role was confirmed in the relationship between all PIRK processes, JS and AC. Originality/value –This study highlights the “hinge”role of trust in linking high-involvement work practices (HIWPs) as an approach to assess HC in organizations and well-being at work. It further conceptualizes HIWS via a PIRK model and operationalizes it through systemic and dimensional approach. 0142-5455 https://katalogoa.mondragon.edu/janium-bin/janium_login_opac.pl?find&ficha_no=160135 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11984/5349 Human capital (HC) theory High-involvement work practices (HIWP) Trust in management Well-being at work Job satisfaction (JS) Affective commitment (AC) Structural equation modeling (SEM) The link between HIWPs and well-being at work: the mediating role of trust