How organizational behavior differs from other business or management disciplines?

While this question may be approached in a variety of ways, one possible answer is suggested below:

Organizational behavior is the study of individuals and groups within an organizational content, and the study of internal processes and practices as the influence the effectiveness of individuals, teams, and organizations.

It is interdisciplinary--drawing concepts from social and clinical psychology, sociology, cultural anthropology, industrial engineering, and organizational psychology. 

 

It differs from some business or management disciplines such as accounting, information systems, and operations management as a result of its interdisciplinary origins. And while there are other business disciplines that have interdisciplinary origins (such as marketing and economics), the specific disciplines contributing to organizational behavior are different from those providing the roots to these other disciplines. In terms of its potential value to the individual, organizational behavior is the one business or management discipline that can have a potentially strong positive impact on future work success and effectiveness on the job for all employees, regardless of their functional work area. 

 

That is, everyone will have to work with people in organizations in their future careers. As such, organizational behavior is of potential value to all individuals who work in organizations, regardless of their field of specialization.