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Which statement correctly distinguishes effectiveness from efficiency in management?
Effectiveness means doing the right task and achieving the intended goals, whereas efficiency means obtaining maximum output from minimum input of resources. They are related but different, and good management seeks both together.
- AEffectiveness means doing the right task to achieve goals; efficiency means getting the most output from the least inputCorrect
- BEffectiveness means reducing cost; efficiency means completing the task on time
- CBoth terms mean exactly the same thing
- DEfficiency means choosing objectives; effectiveness means minimising resource wastage
Explanation
Effectiveness is about completing the task and achieving objectives, while efficiency is about using resources optimally, getting maximum output with minimum input. The last option reverses the meanings.
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