Each year, the European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS) awards one of its members with the EGOS Honorary Membership. This award was established in 1998 to thank and honour scholars who have made pioneering, lasting contributions, both to EGOS and to the generation of new knowledge in the social sciences related to organizations and organizational issues.

In 2024, Prof. Dr. Renate E. Meyer received this honor and was named [EGOS |https://www.egos.org/]honorary member|[EGOS
honorary member|https://www.egos.org/egos/about_egos/egos_honorary_members]. Renate Meyer heads the WU Institute for Organization Studies and, together with Verena Madner, is responsible for the management of the WU Research Institute for Urban Management and Governance.

WU Vienna warmly congratulates Renate Meyer on receiving the highest honor awarded by EGOS, the world's largest organization studies academic association.