A Common Good Mindset: An Integrated Model for Sustainability and Leadership Management Education
ABSTRACT: This study reviews the concept of common good in relation to other dimensions of sustainability and its implications for sustainability mindsets. The common good, which dates to Aristotle, is central to sustainability and well-being in society because it promotes political justice, public accountability, and civic mindedness to help achieve prosperity and collective happiness (eudaimonia). Common good and public good dimensions of sustainability are examined considering Aristotle’s paradigms enhanced by the contributions of Jacques Maritain, Elinor Ostrom and Pope Francis reflecting the Jesuit and Catholic teaching traditions. These thinkers exemplify some of the essential elements in the common good mindset identified here as core dimensions for developing leadership mindsets for our collective global responsibility and our common sustainable future. Author's copy of the chapter.
CITATION: Tavanti, Marco. & Wilp, A. Elizabeth. (2021). A Common Good Mindset: An Integrated Model for Sustainability and Leadership Management Education. In Rimanoczy, I. & Ritz, A. (eds.), Sustainability Mindset and Transformative Leadership: A Multidisciplinary Perspective (pp. 241-266). Palgrave Macmillan.