The Publication History of the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management: An Objective Review and Analysis: 1998–2009

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to extend into a third decade previous reviews conducted by Balcazar, Shupert, Daniels, Mawhinney, and Hopkins (1989) and Nolan, Jarema, and Austin (1999) of the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management (JOBM). Every article published in JOBM between 1998 and 2009 was objectively reviewed and analyzed for trends and patterns. Based on data collected in the current review it was determined that JOBM has demonstrated growth and has continued to meet its first objective: JOBM would encourage Organizational Behavior Management researchers to conduct thorough research on organizational problems with the hope that the ensuing data and results would be useful to those individuals resolving organizational concerns. The fulfillment of JOBM's second and third objectives were identified as possible areas for improvement. Increases in “organizationally relevant” research and in reliability measures, follow-up data, cost/benefit analyses, and social validity measures, and inclusion of executive-level employee participants are recommended.