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Common Good

Common good can be described as a notion which bases its origin from the writings of Aristotle , Plato and Cicero in more than two thousand years in the past . Common good is best defined by John Rawls as some of general conditions which are equal for the advantage of every one (McGowan , and Mahon . The religious tradition of catholic , which has long history in struggling to promote and define common good , defines this term as the combination of social life conditions which

allow individual members and social groups , ready and relatively thorough access to the fulfillment of their own interests . Common good primarily consists of having social institutions , environments and systems on which employees depend on work in manner that can benefit all people Examples of common good may include : just political and legal systems natural environment which is not polluted , public healthcare which is affordable among others (Etzioni 53

Aspects of common good should be applied in the organization since every employee can benefit from them as well as the organization . The employment action and policies in an organization should not weaken stability of families or education in the community . Common good should be incorporated in organizations to restore trust and promote the interests of the employees to enable them work effectively and efficiently (McGowan , and Mahon . Common good enables the organization to realize , no matter the contribution of the employees in the organization performance , technological and natural environments as well as...

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