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What does the public expect from business — and how are corporations measuring up?  Since 2022, the annual Bentley University–Gallup Business in Society survey has asked Americans these questions. Year after year, results reveal shifting expectations…

As a Bentley student majoring in professional sales, Molly Curley Farrow ’17 wanted a career that would blend her promotional skills with her love of fashion. She knew social media would play a role, but she couldn’t have predicted its impact.Fast-forward just…

Many companies still struggle with advancing women, according to a Women in the Workplace 2025 report by McKinsey and LeanIn.org. Specifically, women at both ends of the pipeline are held back by less sponsorship — senior leaders actively advocating for them…

Only about 16% of donated clothing is reused or resold in the U.S., according to the Environmental Protection Agency. The rest often ends up in landfills or incinerators. For Naeelah Desanges ’27, thrifting is a strategy to help address that major…

When it comes to premium chocolates, you can’t always trust what your taste buds are telling you. New research from Bentley’s Mounia Ziat reveals that packaging cues — including color, texture and how it opens — secretly influence our perceptions of…

According to research from the Boston Consulting Group, 74% of companies struggle to achieve and scale value from AI — even as large language models like ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude AI seem to be everywhere. While industries across the board are talking…

Once rooted in manual tasks and repetitive processes, accounting today is defined by innovation. AI-powered audits, predictive modeling and data-driven advisory services have replaced much of the rote work of decades past.  Bentley’s STEM-designated…

When I applied to college, I knew I wanted to help people but didn’t want to be a physician. Other than that — and an interest in business — I was like most students my age. I had no clear career path. It was Bentley’s Health Industries major that spoke to…

Joe Ciccariello ’91 and Jim Furlong ’91 hit it off as soon as they stepped onto campus for orientation. All it took was a pickup basketball game in the Dana Center.“There was no filling out a survey to make sure we were a match,” says Ciccariello with a laugh…

For Doug Bard ’94, quitting is not an option. Whether he’s advancing his sales career, surfing a massive wave off the coast of Indonesia or pursuing his 20-plus-year quest to become a successful inventor, Bard stays focused until he reaches his goal. “…