Historical Perspectives in Industrial and Organizational Psychology

I just picked up a few books from the library on I-O Psychology, and I'm going to get started reading them soon.  One of the books is the following:

Laura L. Koppes, et al.  Historical Perspectives in Industrial and Organizational Psychology.  Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007.

The book is an edited collection which goes over a few themes: the beginning; historical overviews; educational, organizational, and military influence; early topics; later topics; reflections and future.

There are 18 articles, but a few look more relevant to me than others, such as:

• Koppes, LAura L. and Wade Pickren.  "Industrial and Organizational Psychology: An Evolving Science and Practice" 3-37.
• Zickar, Michael J. and Robert E Gibby.  "Four persistent Themes Throughout the History of I-O Psychology in the United States."  61-80.
• Lowman, Rodney L., John Kantor, and Robert Perloff.  "A History of I-O Psychology Educational Programs in the United States." 111-138.
• Kraiger, Kurt, and J. Kevin Ford.  "The Expanding Role of Workplace Training: Themes and Trends Influencing Training Research and Practice." 218-310.
• Latham, Gary P. and Marie-Helene Budworth.  "The Study of Work Motivation in the 10th Century." 353-382.
• Day, David V. and Stephen J. Zaccaro,  "Leadership: A Critical Historical Analysis of the Influence of Leader Traits." 383-406.

I'm starting to realize through these titles that I can probably learn more from I-O about Writing Program Administration, training new teachers, motivating teachers and grad students, leading a program, etc. than I can about contingent labor.  However, I think that learning more about how to be an effective leader and motivator can lead into fair labor practices.  I'm going to keep look at applications as I read.