People often change as they age, but if the values of the Millennial generation hold up over time, corporate America may be in for a shock.

Survey data suggest that Millennials, who were born between 1982 and 2003 and who helped twice elect Barack Obama president, are nearly as liberal in their corporate outlook as they are in their political point of view.

The data paint a contrast to older generations, say the authors of a new paper, who argue that Millennials have such liberal and contrary views about social responsibility, personal wealth and financial institutions that they stand to reorder the priorities of corporate America and Wall Street.