Abstract
Career sustainability is a well-researched issue in academics and other sectors. Technology advancements and COVID-19 have jeopardized career sustainability. Numerous studies have explored the influence of individual characteristics on career sustainability, but few have focused on leadership. In addition, cultural factors must be considered because leadership is rooted in culture. In particular, inclusive leadership reflects traditional Chinese culture. Therefore, based on self-determination social exchange theories, we analyzed the effects of inclusive leadership on career sustainability as well as the roles of thriving at work and supervisor developmental feedback (SDF) in career sustainability. In total, 363 samples were collected from China. The results revealed that inclusive leadership improves career sustainability through SDF and thriving at work. Theoretically, our study fills the research gap and establishes a mechanism and theoretical framework for inclusive leadership and career sustainability. Practically, we offer guidance for enterprises to cultivate inclusive leadership and improve career sustainability.
Highlights
Sustainability has become a popular research topic (Eizenberg and Jabareen, 2017; Bansal, 2019; Ilyas et al, 2020)
The consistent partial least squares (PLS) method was used to correct the estimate of the measured structure with a new reliability coefficient, rho_A, which ranged from 0.816 to 0.945 (SDF and Inclusive Leadership (IL), respectively)
Research has revealed that inclusive leadership plays a crucial role in promoting the career sustainability of employees
Summary
Sustainability has become a popular research topic (Eizenberg and Jabareen, 2017; Bansal, 2019; Ilyas et al, 2020). The United Nations (UN) defines sustainability as “meeting the needs and aspirations of the present without compromising the ability to meet those needs in the future” (Brundtland et al, 1987). The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a global unemployment crisis resulting in social unrest (Bartik et al, 2020), increasing concern about career sustainability. When people cannot obtain a stable income and quality of life through work, achieving health, safety, wellness, and well-being (the four proven determinants of social sustainability) is impossible (Staniškiene and Stankeviciute, 2018).
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