tuloksellisen

Tuloksellinen is a Finnish adjective meaning “producing results” or “result-oriented.” The form tuloksellisen is the genitive singular of tuloksellinen, and it is used to modify nouns in genitive, for example tuloksellisen toiminnan mittaaminen (measuring the outcomes of the activity). The term is common in discussions of performance, strategy, and evaluation.

Etimology: The word derives from tulos (result) and the suffix -ellinen, which forms adjectives indicating a quality or characteristic. As a modifier, tuloksellinen emphasizes outcome or effect rather than process alone.

Usage and nuance: In business, management, and education, tuloksellinen describes approaches, organizations, or metrics that focus on achieving specific results. It is often translated into English as “result-based” or “outcome-oriented.” The term can be neutral or somewhat jargon-like, depending on context, and may be complemented by more precise terms such as tuloksellisuus (resultfulness), tuottavuus (productivity), or tehokkuus (efficiency).

Examples: tuloksellisen johtamisen (result-driven management); tuloksellisen toiminnan mittaaminen (measuring outcome-oriented activity). The word is versatile across sectors and commonly appears in reports, strategic plans, and analyses that foreground outcomes over inputs.