The journal publishes empirical reports and theoretical reviews spanning the spectrum of organizational behavior research.

It was established in 1980 as the Journal of Occupational Behaviour, obtaining its current title in 1988.

The journal is abstracted and indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index,[1] Scopus,[2] ProQuest, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, EBSCO databases, and Emerald Management Reviews.

[4] The journal sponsors the Academy of Management's Organizational Behavior Division's annual "Best Dissertation-Based Paper" prize, which recognizes one paper, based on a dissertation, which makes a significant contribution to the OB discipline.

This issue will be co-edited by Gerard P. Hodgkinson (Warwick Business School) and J. Kevin Ford (Michigan State University).