Staffing theoryWicker, A. W. (1979) An introduction to ecological psychology. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole. is a social psychology theory that explores the effects of behavior settings being either understaffed or overstaffed. Understaffing refers to the idea that there are not enough people for what the behavior setting promotes, whereas overstaffing is an overabundance of people. The term staffing theory was previously known as "manning theory," but was renamed.
