Series forward / Edwin A. Fleishman and Jeanette N. Cleveland -- Preface / Laura L. Koppes -- Acknowledgements / Laura L. Koppes -- About the contributors / Laura L. Koppes and authors -- pt. 1: -- The beginning. -- Industrial and organizational psychology : an evolving science and practice / Laura L. Koppes and Wade Pickren -- Early contributors to the science an practice of industrial psychology / Andrew J. Vinchur and Laura L. Koppes -- pt. 2: -- Historical overviews. -- Four persistent themes throught the history of I-O psychology in the United States / Michael J. Zickar and Robert E. Gibby -- Some historical developments in I-O psychology outside the United States / Peter Warr -- pt. 3: -- Educational, organizational, and military influences. -- A history of I-O psychology educational programs in the United States / Rodney L. Lowman, John Kantor, and Robert Perloff -- Influence of formal and informal organizations on the development of I-O psychology / Herbert H. Meyer -- The military's contribution to our science and practice : people, places, and findings / Eduardo Salas, René E. DeRouin, and Paul A. Gade -- pt. 4: -- Early topics. -- A history of psychology applied to employee selection / Andrew J. Vinchur -- A history of job analysis / Mark A. Wilson -- A historical view of human factors in the United States / Sharolyn Converse Lane -- Early influences of applied psychologists on consumer response : 1895-1925 / David W. Schumann and Edith Davidson -- The expanding role of workplace training : themes and trends influencing training research and practice / Kurt Kraiger and J. Kevin Ford -- Performance appraisal / James L. Farr and Paul E. Levy -- pt. 5: -- Later topics. -- Applications of organizational psychology : learning through failure or failure to learn? / Scott Highhouse -- The study of work motivation in the 20th century / Gary P. Latham and Marie-Hélène Budworth -- Leadership : a critical historical analysis of the influence of leader traits / David V. Day and Stephen J. Zaccaro -- Work teams in organizations : a historical reflection and lessons learned / Eduardo Salas ... [et al.] -- pt. 6: -- Refections and future. -- Profiting from history / John P. Cambell -- pt. 7: -- Appendix. Appendix One : some historical resources for psychology and I-O psychology -- Appendix two : timeline of events and development in industrial and organizational psychology in the United States -- Appendix three : additional information. Table A1: Presidents of the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) -- Table A2: Editors of the Journal of Applied Psychology (1917-2008) -- Table A3: Heads of personnel research at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management / (OMP) and its predecessor, the U.S. Civil Service Commission (USCSC) -- Name index -- Subject index.

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