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Thriving of Veteran Employees in Public Organizations: The Roles of Perceived Inclusive Climate, Psychological Capital, Social Capital, and Veteran Identity Centrality.

Veteran employees are a valuable part of the public sector workforce. Their thriving is essential for organizational sustainability. However, little is known about how to enable them to thrive at work amid stigma. Given the importance of organizational inclusion in promoting positive workplace outco...

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Published in:Public Personnel Management Vol. 55; no. 3; pp. 362 - 389
Main Authors: Ke, Jianglin, Hu, Jingyu, Wang, Qiongwei, Zhang, Yufei
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Sage Publications Inc. Sep2026
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          Ke, Jianglin
          Hu, Jingyu
          Wang, Qiongwei
          Zhang, Yufei
        affil: Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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          Veterans Psychosocial Factors
          Employees Psychosocial Factors
          Public Sector China
          Adaptation, Psychological
          Psychological Well-Being
          Social Capital
          Social Identity
          Organizational Culture
          Work Engagement
          Human
          Work Environment
          Stigma
          China
          Stratified Random Sample
          Male
          Female
          Adult
          Middle Age
          Educational Status
          Funding Source
          Descriptive Statistics
          Analysis of Variance
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
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      ab: Veteran employees are a valuable part of the public sector workforce. Their thriving is essential for organizational sustainability. However, little is known about how to enable them to thrive at work amid stigma. Given the importance of organizational inclusion in promoting positive workplace outcomes for stigmatized vulnerable groups, this study aimed to investigate whether, how, and when perceived inclusive climate affects public sector veteran employees' thriving at work. With a survey of 696 Chinese public sector veteran employees, the results reveal that perceived inclusive climate positively impacts thriving at work through psychological capital and social capital. Furthermore, veteran identity centrality moderates the mediating effects of both psychological and social capital. These findings deepen the understanding of how to facilitate the thriving of veteran employees in public organizations.
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