Local Hub WU Vienna


Contact information

Laura Dobusch, Institute for Leadership and Strategic Change, WU Vienna
Thorsten Koch, Institute for Organization Studies, WU Vienna
Felix Diefenhardt, Interdisciplinary Institute for Management and Organizational Behavior, WU Vienna
Clarissa Schott, Institute for Ethics in Management, WU Vienna
Julia Süss-Reyes, Institute for Family Business, WU Vienna

Department of Management
WU Vienna University of Business and Economics
Building D2
Welthandelsplatz 1
1020, Vienna
Austria
 

The WU Department of Management organizes an EGOS Local Hub in Vienna, Austria to provide scholars in Austria and neighboring regions an opportunity to exchange ideas about their research and network in a new setting. While the usual EGOS Colloquia organize their participants in content-focused, international sub-themes, the local EGOS Hub allows for exchange and interaction among colleagues who might – despite their regional proximity – in their regular work as well as usual conference activities not ‘naturally’ cross paths.

What to expect

  • On Wednesday, the local hub will offer a variety of onsite workshops, in addition to the official online program. The day will be rounded off by a social reception.

  • A number of rooms can be used by the participants to jointly take part in selected sub-themes and/or the opening ceremony and sub-plenaries.
  • The Department of Management will host a social reception at its own expense and organize an (optional) additional social program, which will complement the official EGOS program and be self-funded by the participants.

Schedule of the specific hub activities (outline)

  • The Vienna Local Hub will run from July 8–10, 2026, in parallel with the main EGOS Colloquium. 

  • Wednesday, July 8 - onsite Pre-Colloquium Workshops:

    A variety of onsite workshops provide the opportunity to present your research and network with colleagues from your region. More information on specific application requirements for each workshop will be added soon.

    • "Citizen Science and Participatory Research in and with Organizations"
      Convenors: Kai U. Klein & Jurgen Willems

    • "Democratic Governance in Organizations with a Social Mission"
      Convenors: Berta Terzieva, Julia Litofcenko & Florentine Maier

    • "Family Businesses and Business Families in Times of Crisis, Fragmentation and Disorder"
      Convenors: Julia Süß-Reyes & Reinhard Prügl

    • "Making Futures, Making Change: How Organizations Imagine, Shape, and Navigate What Comes Next"
      Convenors: Clarissa Schott, Rouven Kanitz & Renate Meyer

    • "Organizing in an Age of Algorithms and AI"
      Convenors: Richard Weiskopf, Constanze Kerres & Felix Diefenhardt

    • "Organization Studies in Sports: Must Have or Nice-to-have?
      Convenors: Edeltraud Hanappi-Egger, Anett Hermann & Thorsten Koch

    • "Vulnerability at Work: Organizing for the Margins"
      Convenors: Lena Knappert & Judith Kohlenberger

The day will be rounded off by a social reception sponsored by the Department of Management.

  • Thursday, July 9 - EGOS Colloquium Day:

    • Participate in an onsite panel discussion on the future of organization Studies in Austria and beyond (more information will follow soon).
    • Come together after a long and rich EGOS Colloquium day to enjoy a (self-funded) social activity in the city center of Vienna.

  • Friday, July 10 - EGOS Colloquium Day:

    • The Local Hub Vienna closes on Friday evening with a (self-paid) dinner, allowing for another opportunity to mingle and exchange research ideas.
       

About the host

WU Vienna is the public University of Economics and Business in Vienna, Austria with about 21.000 students, and one of the leading universities of its kind in Europe. The WU Department of Management is a long-standing supporter of the EGOS community and therefore happy to contribute to EGOS' vision of enhancing inclusivity and sustainability by localizing this year's Colloquium.