Whole Foods

Two contrasting descriptions of the same organization crossed my desktop today.

• Leah describing Whole Foods as an anarchist organization (The Business Anarchist Is The New Entrepreneur via Tom Graves).

• Bruce Schneier describing Whole Foods as a petty-minded legalistic organization (Perverse Security Incentives).

Can these two apparently conflicting descriptions be reconciled? What other descriptions can you find? Do these apparent contradictions represent superficial differences or deep divisions?

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Update: Further contradictions?

Richard Eskow of Alternet accuses John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods, of failing to practice what he preaches. 5 libertarian oligarchs who made fortunes off the government they want to destroy (Salon 7 Feb 2014)