Reintegration of Military Veterans as a Strategic Resource for Business Resilience of Enterprises in the Formation of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Ukraine’s Postwar Economy

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The article summarizes the theoretical approaches and practical developments regarding the reintegration of military veterans into the business environment as a strategic resource for enhancing business resilience of enterprises and developing entrepreneurial ecosystems in Ukraine’s postwar economy. It is substantiated that under conditions of wartime and postwar instability, multidimensional uncertainty, labor shortages, and structural transformation of the economy, the human capital of veterans acquires particular value as a factor of adaptability, operational resilience, and organizational transformation of enterprises. The present work systematizes modern approaches to interpreting business resilience and entrepreneurial ecosystems and demonstrates the feasibility of their integration for analyzing the economic reintegration of veterans. The specifics of veteran human capital, which develops under conditions of high risk, uncertainty, and team interaction, have been identified, along with the main institutional and organizational barriers to its efficient integration into the civilian economy. It is shown that the dominance of a social-compensatory approach to veteran policy limits the use of this potential in business development strategies and entrepreneurial ecosystems. An original conceptual model, VetRes-ECO (Veterans’ Reintegration for Enterprise Resilience & Entrepreneurial Ecosystems), is proposed, interpreting the veteran as a «resilient module» within the entrepreneurial ecosystem and revealing the mechanisms through which veteran reintegration influences enterprise resilience at the levels of organizational processes, network interactions, and government support policy. The role of targeted retraining, inclusive HR practices, veteran and social entrepreneurship, as well as private investment in veteran value chains, has been substantiated as complementary factors in shaping resilient business models. The research findings indicate that integrating veteran policies into human resource management strategies, business continuity plans, and programs for developing entrepreneurial ecosystems helps reduce enterprise recovery time, enhance team cohesion, stabilize employment, and create long-term foundations for sustainable economic development. The practical significance of the article lies in the potential use of these findings by government authorities, businesses, and entrepreneurship support institutions in the formulation of postwar reconstruction policies and the reintegration of veterans into Ukraine’s economy.

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