1. Do you think the law requiring Europe’s largest businesses to be more transparent is a good thing or a bad thing? Defend your position using pertinent examples from the text. What types of business communication—if any—should be regulated by the government? 2. Describe a business crisis from recent years during which better communication would have aided the corporation(s) in question. Could enforced transparency have prevented the setback—or would it have made it worse? If you were in control of communication during the crisis, how would you address your investors? 3. Can you think of any additional reasons a person might support or oppose a law enforcing corporate transparency in America? Brainstorm an argument not covered in the text for each side of the debate. Consider factors that affect your own life, the economic climate, and business as a whole. Does either of your new arguments change your opinion on the matter?
