Purpose

As a new concept for humane entrepreneurship (HumEnt) evolves, many new research questions arise. At the exploratory stage, the authors found it relevant to examine and discuss the perception of the fundamental assumptions of the HumEnt concept and activities undertaken in this area by business practice.

Design/methodology/approach

To thoroughly understand the studied phenomenon, a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods was used. An exploratory survey was obtained from 126 purposefully selected enterprises in Poland; then, a single case study was analysed.

Findings

The conducted analysis showed differences between the activities of enterprises and the perception of the HumEnt concept among employees that are especially noticeable at different levels of the management hierarchy.

Research limitations/implications

The multifaceted nature of the results obtained is limited by the inability to infer international differences, to capture trends over time and to generalise to the total population of enterprises.

Practical implications

Although the surveyed companies recognise the importance of the HumEnt concept, it is not tantamount to its execution. The research results may be valuable, especially for smaller enterprises, where the business practice may require support in applying the HumEnt approach.

Originality/value

The research explored both the actual state confirmed by the actions taken and the perception of the importance of individual elements of HumEnt. A knowing–doing gap has been demonstrated between these planes. Moreover, thanks to a two-stage study, practices were selected that can be successfully implemented also in small and medium-sized enterprises.

中文翻译：

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企业对人文创业的认知与实践

目的

随着人文创业（HumEnt）新概念的发展，出现了许多新的研究问题。在探索阶段，作者发现检查和讨论对 HumEnt 概念的基本假设和商业实践在该领域开展的活动的看法是相关的。

设计/方法/方法

为了彻底了解所研究的现象，我们使用了定量和定性相结合的方法。对波兰 126 家特意挑选的企业进行了探索性调查；然后，分析了一个案例研究。

发现

所进行的分析显示了企业活动和员工对 HumEnt 概念的认知之间的差异，这在不同管理层级中尤为明显。

研究限制/影响

所获得结果的多面性受到无法推断国际差异、捕捉随时间变化的趋势和推广到企业总人口的限制。

实际影响

尽管被调查公司认识到 HumEnt 概念的重要性，但并不等于执行。研究结果可能很有价值，特别是对于小型企业而言，其业务实践可能需要支持应用 HumEnt 方法。

原创性/价值

该研究探索了所采取的行动所证实的实际状态以及对 HumEnt 各个要素重要性的认识。在这些层面之间已经证明了知行差距。此外，由于进行了两个阶段的研究，我们选择了可以在中小型企业中成功实施的做法。