What is the difference between efficiency and effectiveness?

الكفاءة / هي الاستخدام الامثل للموارد المتاحة وتحقيق اقصي استفادة منها بأقل الموارد المتاحة الفعالية / هي القدرة علي انجاز المهام في ظل جميع الظروف البيئية ومواجهة جميع المشاكل وحلها Efficiency /           Is the optimal use of available resources and make the most of them at the lowest available resources Hits /            Is the ability to accomplish tasks under all environmental conditions and face all the problems and resolve

Efficiency means doing the things right whereas Effectiveness is about doing the right things.

 Efficiency focuses on the process or ‘means’ whereas Effectiveness focuses on the end.

 Efficiency is restricted to the present state whereas effectiveness involves thinking long term.

 *Organizations have to be both effective and efficient in order to be successful.