Historical perspectives in industrial and organizational psychology

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.