In our range of objective measures, we are actually going in the wrong direction.
There has been only one study using a large randomized sample, objective measures of well-being, and reports of grown children rather than their parents.
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Sleep apnea screening and treatment compliance policies, using objective measures, are necessary for all workers in all modes of transportation, from operators to maintenance staff.
On the other hand, answers to surveys are inevitably subjective (although the authors have taken trouble to check them, where possible, for consistency with other more objective measures).
Investors need objective and dynamic measures of credit risk, especially in today's volatile and fast-paced market environment.
The second choice is to take bolder action--we abolish the "Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization" status that credit ratings firms currently have (as provided by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) and open up the way for competition that encourages the growth of new and diverse types of credit assessment firms that cater to investor needs with objective and dynamic measures of risk.
But you can be sure that they will be specific, they will be measurable, they will be paid for, and they will be, by any objective standard, the kinds of measures that have enjoyed bipartisan support in the past.
Investors need objective, dynamic, forward-looking measures of creditworthiness.
"Reviving the world economy is essential, but measures that focus solely on this objective will not achieve lasting success, " says Barbier.
While the Soviet Union may have receded for the moment from these demands by settling for a more ambiguous formulation of the resolution and an affirmation that political and diplomatic measures would receive maximum use, the principal Soviet objective seems to have been served: to delay U.S. action and to increase the pressure against unilateral American military steps.
This a major failing, because organizations are only able to perform well on the triple bottom line measures of profitability, sustainability, and social impact when they are designed with this objective in mind.
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