Introduction

This book is the first volume in the series named Cross-Disciplinary Management Perspectives: Applications, Challenges and Opportunities. The term cross-disciplinary research (CDR) refers to scientific practice that goes beyond one specific disciplinary boundary. It often refers to research that integrates theories, concepts, perspectives, information, and/or data from two or more scientific disciplines. Such research aims to explore and resolve some complex theoretical problems in the state of the art of one or more area of academic research. This scientific practice has potential to generate innovative research results and make an important impact on the literature of one or more disciplines.