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The Murky Logic of Companies’ Israel-Hamas Statements

The Atlantic |

In this story looking at how company statements on the Gaza conflict are being received, data from the Bentley-Gallup Business in Society Report is highlighted for revealing that 41 percent of consumers believe that businesses should take a stand on current events, down from 48 percent last year.

We need a better way to find AI’s dangerous flaws

Fast Company |

Mathematics Professor Noah Giansiracusa co-authors a piece asserting that in order to make AI systems safe, we need to pay people to experiment with them out in public.

Middle East Messaging, Microsoft's $69B Deal, and Guest Rick Wilson (reference at 27:23)

Pivot Podcast |

Journalist Kara Swisher, host of the highly rated Pivot podcast, references results from the Bentley-Gallup Business in Society Report during a discussion about companies speaking out on the Israel-Gaza situation. 

Conservative companies create parallel economy as polarization thrives

The Hill |

In this story about the increase in businesses that are leaning into their conservative values to appeal to consumers, data from the Bentley-Gallup Business in Society Report is featured for showing that the number of Americans who support companies speaking out on social issues has gone down.

The longest-tenured woman CEO in the Fortune 500 makes the case for sticking around for 10+ years at a brand you love

Fortune |

Fortune Magazine's CEO Newsletter features data from the Bentley-Gallup Business in Society Report revealing that less than half of U.S. adults (41%) believe businesses should take a public stance on current events.

Here’s what consumers think about companies taking a political stance

Greater Baton Rouge Business Report |

Results from the Bentley-Gallup Business in Society Report are featured.

Consumers Are Less Interested in Brands Taking Stances on Sociopolitical Issues, Survey Finds

Wall Street Journal |

New research from the Bentley-Gallup Business in Society Report is featured, and Management Professor Cynthia Clark offers insights into why fewer Americans want companies speaking out on issues.

Fewer Americans want brands to take a stand on controversial issues

Marketplace |

Management Professor Cynthia Clark offers thoughts on data from the Bentley-Gallup Business in Society Report which highlights the kinds of topics that Americans want companies to speak out about.

Fewer Americans want businesses to take stance on current events: Gallup

Yahoo! Finance |

Yahoo Finance's Pras Subramanian, Josh Schafer, and Alexandra Canal break down the findings of the Bentley-Gallup Business in Society Report, relating the data to brands that have come under fire for their social and political statements.

A Missionary Died at 26 on a Doomed Quest. A New Documentary Confronts What Led Him There

Vanity Fair |

An upcoming National Geographic documentary about the death of young American missionary John Chau features insights from Sociology Professor Dan Everett.