Constanze Jecker

Constanze Jecker is a Lecturer at the Institute of Communication and Marketing (IKM) at the Lucerne School of Business (HSLU-W), part of Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. She holds a Dr. rer. soc. from the University of Fribourg and has extensive experience in media, communication, and academic leadership roles. Her expertise spans internal and change communication, professional moderation, organizational communication, and media theories.

Education:

• PhD in Social Sciences (Media and Communication Studies, University of Fribourg, 2012)
• Master's in Social Sciences (Media and Communication Studies, University of Fribourg, 2006)
• CAS in University Teaching (University of Bern, 2010)

Research Focus: Her work centers on internal communication strategies, organizational behavior, media framing theories, and the role of communication in leadership. She has authored/co-authored several books and peer-reviewed articles, including *Interne Kommunikation: Theoretische, empirische und praktische Perspektiven* (2019) and *Entmans Framing-Ansatz* (2014).

Recent Article Trends: Recent publications emphasize digital transformation in business communication, trust in organizational contexts, and leadership communication. She frequently collaborates on projects like *Leistungsfähigkeit interner Kommunikation: Befragung der Top 500 Unternehmen* and *Wirkungsvolle Strategien zur Vermarktung von Stromprodukten*.

Awards:

• 2019: Publikationspreis HSLU-W for *Interne Kommunikation* (Praxis und Öffentlichkeit)
• 2013: Preis der Stiftung Joseph Vigener for her doctoral thesis

Grants & Activities: Led research projects funded by Swiss National Science Foundation (NFP58), including *Religion im Fernsehen*. She chairs the CAS Internal and Change Communication program and has served on the SVIK jury. Active in professional associations like the German Society for Communication Studies (DGPuK).

Labs/Teams: Core member of the IKM Competence Center for Business Communication and collaborates with institutions like the Swiss Federal Office of Communications (BAKOM).