title: The strong situation hypothesis.
abstract: A conventional wisdom in personality and social psychology and organizational behavior is that personality matters most in weak situations and least in strong situations. The authors trace the origins of this claim and examine the evidence for the personality-dampening effect of strong situations. The authors identify the gap between claim and evidence and suggest an agenda for future research.
authors.affiliation: Queen's University. bcooper@business.queensu.ca
authors.forename: William H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Withey
mesh_terms: D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010551:Personality; D011582:Psychological Theory; D011593:Psychology, Social; D012919:Social Behavior; D012925:Social Conformity; D012926:Social Control, Formal; D012927:Social Control, Informal