Q. 1. Times of shared crisis, such as the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center of the Gulf Coast hurricanes in 2005, can induce many companies which have been bitter rivals to put their competitive spirit aside and focus on cooperation and courtesy. Do you believe this type of change will be a lasting one? Examine.

2. A manager of an international chemical corporation said which few new products in her corporation were successful. Illustrate what would you advise the manager to do to help increase the corporation's success rate?

3. As a manager, explain how would you deal with the resistance to change when you suspect employees' fears of job loss are well founded?

4. Analyze the driving and restraining forces of a change you would like to make in your life. Do you believe understanding force-field analysis can help you more effectively implement a significant change in your own behaviour?

5. You are a manager and you believe the expense reimbursement system for salespeople is far too slow, taking weeks instead of days. Explain how would you go about convincing other managers which this problem needs to be addressed?

6. Explain how do large-group interventions differ from OD techniques such as team building and survey feedback?