Glossary E

Glossary E

Employment-at-will doctrine refers to the opinion of courts in most states that employers have the right to hire and fire an employee at will and without any specific cause.

Employment-at-will statements refer to statements in employment applications and company manuals reaffirming an organization"s right to hire and fire at will and without any specific

Empowerment means providing individuals with the sense that they are in control of their own destinies or enhancing existing feelings of control; enabling individuals to have control over resources affecting them

Empowerment chart refers to a chart made for each employee that shows what level of input the employee has for each task.

Empowerment/Enablement are strategies aimed to give people more control and responsibility for their work

Empty chair refers to a technique developed by Gestalt therapists and adapted by other theorists in which the patient is asked to play different roles in two (2) different chairs. Di

Deutsch: Leere Liebe / Español: Amor vacío / Português: Amor vazio / Français: Amour vide / Italiano: Amore vuoto

Empty Love refers to a type of love characterized by commitment without intimacy or passion. In the context of psychology, particularly in the theory of love developed by psychologist Robert Sternberg, empty love is one of the possible components or states of love that can exist within his triangular theory of love. This theory posits that love can be understood in terms of three components: intimacy (emotional closeness and connectedness), passion (physical attraction and sexual consummation), and commitment (the decision to remain with another person and plans made with that person). Empty love emerges when a relationship has commitment but lacks intimacy and passion. It's often exemplified by relationships that continue out of habit, societal pressures, or shared responsibilities, such as co-parenting, rather than emotional connection or sexual attraction.

empty-nest syndrome refers to a form of mental depression said to be caused in parents by the loss felt when their children grow up and leave home.