What Is John Mackey's Behavior
Whole Foods
Ronick Weatherly
Grantham University
BA420 Organizational Behavior Anthony Clark 08/15/2013
Whole Foods’ CEO Mr. Mackey’s online comments about Wild Oats clearly show (A, Affect)
that he has strong negative opinions about the Wild Oats Company and its management team. On
the other hand, Mackey spoke highly of Whole Foods, his own company. Mackey …show more content…
Mackey clearly tried to steer potential investors and
stockholders away from Wild Oats and towards his company. I agree with John Hollon of The
Business Management blog, when he states that Mackey is “ a delusional apologist of his own
bad behavior”.
From my personal perspective, I believe Mackey acted in an unethical manner with regards to his blogging at a time when he was trying to Acquire Wild Oats. He showed pure High
Machiavellianism in his manipulative behavior. By claiming he would destroy Wild Oats CEO,
he showed he rather be feared than loved. Mackey was deceitful and would go to any lengths to
get his desired outcome.
John Mackey is operating on level 2 of cognitive moral development. Mackey’s behavior was
based solely on what he could gain, at this time it was Wild Oats, or self- interest reasoning.
The use of the pseudonym Rahodeb showed that Mackey knew what he was doing was wrong
and he did not want to write those damning posts under his own name. He knew that it would be
seen as negative and deceitful and did not want to associate those comments with himself or
Ronick Weatherly
Grantham University
BA420 Organizational Behavior Anthony Clark 08/15/2013
Whole Foods’ CEO Mr. Mackey’s online comments about Wild Oats clearly show (A, Affect)
that he has strong negative opinions about the Wild Oats Company and its management team. On
the other hand, Mackey spoke highly of Whole Foods, his own company. Mackey …show more content…
Mackey clearly tried to steer potential investors and
stockholders away from Wild Oats and towards his company. I agree with John Hollon of The
Business Management blog, when he states that Mackey is “ a delusional apologist of his own
bad behavior”.
From my personal perspective, I believe Mackey acted in an unethical manner with regards to his blogging at a time when he was trying to Acquire Wild Oats. He showed pure High
Machiavellianism in his manipulative behavior. By claiming he would destroy Wild Oats CEO,
he showed he rather be feared than loved. Mackey was deceitful and would go to any lengths to
get his desired outcome.
John Mackey is operating on level 2 of cognitive moral development. Mackey’s behavior was
based solely on what he could gain, at this time it was Wild Oats, or self- interest reasoning.
The use of the pseudonym Rahodeb showed that Mackey knew what he was doing was wrong
and he did not want to write those damning posts under his own name. He knew that it would be
seen as negative and deceitful and did not want to associate those comments with himself or