Leading Through Uncertainty: Psychological Empowerment, Robotic Management, and Telework Performance

This editorial introduces the first 2025 issue of the Management Research Quarterly, which brings together diverse empirical and critical contributions addressing how organizations navigate uncertainty, complexity, and technological change. Articles in this issue span topics such as psychological empowerment in public institutions, leadership and telework in fragile states, the ethical and managerial implications of artificial intelligence, and epistemic diversity in scholarly publishing. Together, these studies emphasize the importance of context-sensitive, interdisciplinary, and inclusive approaches to understanding contemporary organizational dynamics. In doing so, this issue advances MRQ’s mission to promote underrepresented voices, critical perspectives, and actionable knowledge for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers alike.