1. A. Discuss why organizations need to experience change?? Explain using scientific proofs. B. Evaluate the following situations in terms of change process and change types. Explain using scientific proofs. a. MicroHard Software Company just hired Bill Gates as its new CEO. b. Taco Now's sales have been greatly affected by a new competitor that just opened up down the street. c. A new neighborhood was built across the street from Texxon Gas Station, which has increased sales. d. The owners of Happy Baby Daycare are concerned about new childcare regulations enacted by the state? 2. A. Evaluate the following definations. Discuss and determine the most appropriate one using scientific proofs. The author defines organization development (OD); a. an effort planned, organizationwide, and managed from the top, to increase organization effectiveness and health through planned interventions in the organization's "processes," using behavioral-science knowledge. b. being based on a set of values, largely humanistic; application of the behavioral sciences; and open-systems theory, organization development is a systemwide process of planned change aimed toward improving overall organization effectiveness by way of enhanced congruence of such key organizational dimensions as external environment, mission, strategy, leadership, culture, structure, information and reward systems, and work policies and procedures c. the process of increasing organizational effectiveness and facilitating personal and organizational change through the use of interventions driven by social and behavioral science knowledge. d. the process by which change is conducted and in which a change agent is more effective. B. How Organization development program starts in an organization? Also explain phases of OD Program with scientific proofs. C. "Organizational development is a process pf solving organizational problrms" How? ? Explain and discuss the importance of OD, using scientific proofs. D. Why did OD practitioners developed interventions? Explain using scientific proofs. E. How does OD differ from Management Consulting, training and development? Explain using scientific