Sophia Charlotte Volk

Sophia Charlotte Volk

Sophia Charlotte Volk is research associate at the Department of Strategic Communication at the University of Leipzig and has been involved in the research project Value Creating Communication. During her studies, she worked as a research assistant in a range of research projects, for instance the European Communication Monitor. She studied communication science and communication management at the Universities of Münster, Zürich, Leipzig and Ohio. In her dissertation project she is currently researching the role of strategic communication in international organizations. Her research interests include cross-cultural and international communication, strategy alignment and evaluation/measurement.

Which tasks are performed by communication executives? A new management tool reflects the many facets of the role.

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