This paperwork presents the most pertinent points of view regarding efficiency and effectiveness, as basic notions in defining the performance of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) management systems. After a short incursion in the subject of performance and performance measuring, the paper presents and analysis some definitions of efficiency and effectiveness, emphasizing the conceptual delimitations between these two notions. Also, the paper focuses on justifying the necessity and opportunity of measuring the performance of the WEEE management systems, emphasizing on the benefits and limits of such a work and on the understanding the malfunctions that may arise in performance evaluationperformance, WEEE management system, efficiency, efficacy.

Carmen Nadia Ciocoiu

ªtefan Gabriel Burcea

English

Research Papers in Economics

Proceedings of the 10
th International Conference INVESTMENTS AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY,  
26 – 28 May, 2011, Bucharest, ROMANIA 
 
 
 
 
   
 
EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS – ESSENTIAL 
COORDINATES IN MEASURING THE PERFORMANCE  
OF WEEE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 
 
Carmen Nadia Ciocoiu 
The Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Romania 
E-mail: nadia.ciocoiu@man.ase.ro 
Ştefan Gabriel Burcea 
The Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Romania 
 
 
ABSTRACT 
This  paperwork  presents  the  most  pertinent  points  of  view  regarding  efficiency  and 
effectiveness,  as  basic  notions  in  defining  the  performance  of  waste  electrical  and 
electronic equipment (WEEE) management systems. After a short incursion in the subject of 
performance and performance measuring, the paper presents and analysis some definitions 
of efficiency and effectiveness, emphasizing the conceptual delimitations between these two 
notions. Also, the paper focuses on justifying the necessity and opportunity of measuring 
the performance of the WEEE management systems, emphasizing on the benefits and limits 
of such a work and on the understanding the malfunctions that may arise in performance 
evaluation. 
 
KEYWORDS: performance, WEEE management system, efficiency, efficacy. 
 
JEL CLASSIFICATION: Q53 
 
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