From Harmel to Ouimet – Ethical Entrepreneurship in Practice

Od Harmela do Ouimeta – przedsiębiorczość etyczna w praktyce

Artykuł opublikowany w „Annales. Etyka w życiu gospodarczym” 2014, vol. 17, nr 2, s. 55-73 Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego

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From Harmel to Ouimet – Ethical Entrepreneurship in Practice

Source: ‘Annales. Ethics in Economic Life’ 2014, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 55-73 Published by Lodz University Press

Stable URL: http://www.annalesonline.uni.lodz.pl/archiwum/2014/2014_2_bombala_55_73.pdf

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Annales. Etyka w życiu gospodarczym / Annales. Ethics in Economic Life 2014 Vol. 17, No. 2, May 2014, 55–73

Bronisław Bombała

Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie e-mail: 1dak@wp.pl

From Harmel to Ouimet – Ethical Entrepreneurship in Practice

The article presents an analysis with the method of phenomenological praxeology of two concepts of entrepreneurship: the nineteenth-century concept of Leon Har- mel and that of J.-Robert Ouimet. The ontological-ontic coherence functions as the main practical directive of phenomenological praxeology, according to which it is necessary to preserve the ontological-ontic coherence of management in order to ensure the high efficiency of an enterprise and high level of ethics in its com- mand structures. The analysis leads to the conclusion that Harmel’s and Ouimet’s concepts, based on promoting dignity and servant leadership, ensure the ontological- -ontic coherence of management and can be seen as a model (as a paradigm) of ethical entrepreneurship.

Keywords: phenomenological praxeology, phenomenological lens, ontological- ontic coherence, ethical entrepreneurship, servant leadership, values JEL Classification: M10, M14