Legitimisation of Social Economy Entities: Theoretical Framework for Analysis in Polish Conditions

Term	Synonym	Related terms	Definition
effectiveness	Efficacy, efficiency, rationality, profitability, cost- effectiveness, productivity, performance	Optimal, efficient	The ratio of the useful result to the effort incurred to achieve said result.
effective	Effectual, rational, economical, profitable, productive, beneficial, cost-effective, resultant	Optimal, best, adequate	Positive (desired) result, but not necessarily the highest effectiveness.
optimality	Maximum state, minimum state	Effectiveness, rationality, productivity	Assumes only values above 1 or other than 0.
optimal	The best in terms of the criterion adopted	Effective	A state where the objective function reaches an extreme (max. or min.) at given constraints.
Social effectiveness	Effectiveness of social production, macroeconomic effectiveness, objective effectiveness, allocation effectiveness, management effectiveness	Economic efficiency	The results obtained are beneficial for the economy as a whole in terms of the expenditure incurred.
cost-effectiveness	Management effectiveness	Social effectiveness	Concerns measurable phenomena and processes that can be shaped.
Effectiveness of work	Work efficiency, labour intensity	Effectiveness production, entity of	The ratio of the work result to the workload incurred.