A “Matter of Opinion, What Tends to the General Welfare”: Governing the Workplace

2000 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 243-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Keeley
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Common Good ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
Popular Media ◽  
The Common Good ◽  
Liberal Democratic ◽  
General Welfare ◽  
The Common

Abstract:Opinion surveys and popular media suggest that American workers are disillusioned with their employers and bosses. Governance in organizations is becoming a recognized problem. Classical works on governance call for more virtuous leaders, less selfish followers, and closer attention to the common good. These works were rejected as a basis for governing nations in the 18th century. They are unlikely to provide a basis for governing organizations in the 21st century. This article outlines a liberal-democratic approach to governing corporations, applies this approach to debates over shareholder-stakeholder accountabilities, and proposes special accountabilities to employees.

Shifting foundations: Journalism and the power of the ‘common good’

Journalism ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 801-816 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristy Hess
Keyword(s):  
News Media ◽  
Common Good ◽  
Social Space ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Common Good ◽  
Journalism Studies ◽  
Liberal Democratic ◽  
The Press ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Relationship

This essay rethinks the relationship between news media and the universal notion of the ‘common good’ as a key foundational concept for journalism studies. It challenges dominant liberal democratic theories of the press linked to the idea of the ‘public good’ to offer a new way of conceptualizing news media’s relationship to civic life that incorporates power and legitimacy in the changing media world. In doing so, it argues current understandings of journalism’s relationship to the common good also require some re-alignment. The essay draws on Pierre Bourdieu to contend the common good can be understood as a global doxa – an unquestionable orthodoxy that operates as if it were objective truth – across wider social space. How this is carried out in practice depends on the specific context in which it is understood. It positions the common good in relation to news media’s symbolic power to construct reality and argues certain elites generate and reinforce their legitimacy by being perceived as central to negotiating understandings of the common good with links to culture, community and shared values.

scholarly journals The 'Common Good' and Malaysia's Education System

ICR Journal ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 548-551
Author(s):  
Zarina Nalla
Keyword(s):  
Education System ◽  
School System ◽  
Common Good ◽  
The Common Good ◽  
General Welfare ◽  
The Common ◽  
Good For ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Number Of Individuals

This Viewpoint is an attempt to understand the concept of the ‘common good’ and in light of this, assess how the Malaysian school system can best educate young minds to create and serve this ideal. As a concept, the ‘common good’ is often debated among commentators. It would be safe to say, however, that it may be understood in two ways: first, as a state of general welfare which occurs when society attains the greatest good for the greatest number of individuals, not shared equally in an arithmetic sense but according to people’s needs and abilities. The second, and more important, aspect would be the procedural principles, set up by custodians of that society, to best ensure the growth and flourishing of every citizen.

The Trouble with Transformational Leadership: Toward a Federalist Ethic for Organizations

1995 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Keeley
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Political Theory ◽  
Common Good ◽  
Popular Media ◽  
James Madison ◽  
Constitutional Convention ◽  
The Common Good ◽  
Management Literature ◽  
The Common ◽  
Collective Goals

Abstract:Popular media, communitarian writings, and recent management literature suggest that communities and organizations are rent by factional mischief: by individuals and groups who pursue their own selfish interests without regard for the common good. An emerging solution to this problem is “transformational” leadership, which seeks to refocus individuals’ attention on higher visions and collective goals. The dangers of such a solution were identified by James Madison at the Constitutional Convention of 1787; and mechanisms to thwart it were designed into the framers’ system of government. This article examines Madison’s objections and the implications of his political theory for the leadership of modern organizations.

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