Sadly that seems to be the norm. It stems from a culture where "research" gets abused to support preconceived ideologies. It should be the exact opposite way, organizations forming their ideology based on proper research.
This was true at my private, for-profit employer too. I have since changed jobs, as I was getting severely depressed from having to continually fight with my boss (the Chief Research Officer) about being unwilling to "fudge" results.
