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Sustainability communication as an increasingly circumscribable research field grounds in communication, management and marketing concepts. This chapter focuses on communication of sustainability, sustainable consumption and green claiming and discusses the effects of non-transparent sustainability communication and greenwashing. It specifically presents a study on how the suspicion of greenwashing in green advertising affects attitudes towards the ad and the brand, as well as the purchase intention. The affect transfer hypothesis is used as a model to understand advertising effects in this context. Additionally, this study delves into potential influencing factors on suspicion of greenwashing, such as the type of green advertising and the “lifestyle of health and sustainability” (LOHAS). The research question is addressed through a quantitative experimental online survey. The results demonstrate that the suspicion of greenwashing has a negative effect on attitude towards the ad and on attitude towards the brand, as well as on purchase intention. The chapter therefore offers new insights into one of the critical aspects of strategic sustainable communication and lays the groundwork for future research on “washing” (green, pink, rainbow, etc.) and the need for re-framing sustainability in business-consumer discourses.
The disruptive nature of the changing media landscape and technology-driven advances in communication have led to innovative ways of organizing work in the information and communication industry. This reorganization of work is reflected in the concept of New Work, which rethinks working concepts, styles, and employee behavior. Based on a survey among staff in the information and communication industry (n = 380), this study investigates the status quo of the implementation of New Work measures and their effectiveness in helping companies reach organizational goals. The results show that New Work measures are widely adopted although there is still unused potential. Moreover, the study demonstrates that the implementation of New Work measures supports companies in achieving New Work goals as well as overall organizational goals in the contexts of agile management, change management, internal communication, and evaluation.
Media Brand Management
(2022)
The management of media brands faces challenges. In order to be able to point out possible solutions, this article first explains the concept and the nature of “media brands.” Subsequently, various theoretical approaches to the explanation of media brands and their management are presented. Regardless of theoretical preferences, it is important to keep in mind the brand-strategic complexity of media management that is subsequently described. Due to their specificity, special attention is paid to the basic strategic positioning options and to the communication management of media brands. In this way, the special features of media brand management become clear in comparison with other products and services.
Journalism and Advertising. On the Separation of Editorial Content and Commercial Communication
(2022)
The principle of separation between editorial content and commercial communication protects both the democratic and the commercial function of mass media. This article compiles all available statutory and professional regulations in Germany as an example of the various aspects of the principle of separation, such as the labeling obligation, the prohibition of paid content and tying transactions, as well as the handling of numerous forms of presentation of editorial advertising. Subsequently, the state of research is reported for the individual aspects of the principle of separation, in particular with regard to description and effect. Finally, proposed solutions for current application and desiderata are compiled.
Journalismus und Werbung. Zur Trennung von redaktionellen Inhalten und kommerzieller Kommunikation
(2022)
Der Trennungsgrundsatz zwischen redaktionellen Inhalten und kommerzieller Kommunikation schützt sowohl die Demokratie- wie auch die Werbeträgerfunktion von Massenmedien. Dieser Beitrag stellt für die diversen Aspekte des Trennungsgrundsatzes wie die Kennzeichnungspflicht, das Verbot von bezahlten Inhalten und Kopplungsgeschäften sowie die Handhabung zahlreicher Darstellungsformen redaktioneller Werbung alle verfügbaren gesetzlichen und standesrechtlichen Regelungen zusammen. Anschließend wird für die einzelnen Aspekte des Trennungsgrundsatzes der Stand der Forschung insbesondere hinsichtlich Beschreibung und Wirkung referiert. Schließlich werden Lösungsvorschläge für die aktuelle Anwendung und Desiderata zusammengetragen.
Kompensationsgeschäfte sind als Kopplungsgeschäfte medienrechtlich verboten. Laut Berichten von Praktiker*innen sind sie jedoch alltägliches Werkzeug im Austausch zwischen Journalist*innen und Verlagen einerseits sowie PR-Akteur*innen und Werbungtreibenden andererseits. Auf Grundlage kommunikationswissenschaftlicher, medienrechtlicher und betriebswirtschaftlicher Literatur sowie einer Befragung von 37 Expert*innen aus der Kommunikationsbranche wird untersucht, welche Formen von Kompensationsgeschäften in der Praxis existieren und welche Rolle Kompensationsgeschäfte im Wechselverhältnis von Öffentlichkeitsarbeit und Journalismus spielen. In der alltäglichen Berufspraxis mancher Branchen und Redaktionen werden im Ergebnis mit großer Selbstverständlichkeit Kompensationsgeschäfte genutzt. Daher wird nach einem definitorischen Abgleich von Induktionen, Adaptionen und Kompensationen eine Erweiterung des Intereffikationsmodells vorgeschlagen.

