“…Human capital, which encompasses the knowledge, skills, and experience of employees, has long been recognized as a valuable resource for fostering innovation (Atiase & Dzansi, 2020;Fu, Liu, Yang, Jiao, & Jin, 2020;Marvel, Wolfe, & Kuratko, 2020;You, Zhou, & Jia, 2021). However, in dynamic environments, it becomes imperative to explore absorptive capacity, contribute to innovation and potentially influence the relationship between human capital and product innovation (Akram, Ghosh, & Joseph, 2021;Coronado-Medina, Arias-Pérez, & Perdomo-Charry, 2020;Gallegos, Salvador Durand, & Soria Gomez, 2020;Gao, Ding, & Wu, 2022;Jeong, Chung, & Roh, 2019). Hence, the primary objective of this study is to examine how absorptive capacity affects the relationship between human capital and product innovation as a mediating and moderating component.…”