Title: A conceptual framework for defining scope and opportunities of interdisciplinary research in management

Authors: Sumant Kumar Tewari; Madhvendra Misra

Addresses: Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad, Deoghat, Jhalwa, Allahabad, 211012, India. ' Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad, Deoghat, Jhalwa, Allahabad, 211012, India

Abstract: The paper tries to develop a pursuable framework for conducting interdisciplinary research in the field of management. This paper follows an exploratory methodology of investigating top 16 reputed institutions for their research outcomes in the form of working papers, thesis, journal publications, etc. It finally converses variety of areas in management discipline to achieve a close and associative result in desired functions. The inherent nature of the business dynamics raises the question that how one should formulate the interdisciplinary research problem? Furthermore, it is suggesting ways to formulate the interdisciplinary research. Finally, the paper defines the opportunity line for pursuing such researches.

Keywords: interdisciplinary research; problem formulation; supplies chain management; SCM; management research; research models; business dynamics.

DOI: 10.1504/IJAMS.2012.046233

International Journal of Applied Management Science, 2012 Vol.4 No.2, pp.203 - 218

Published online: 06 Aug 2014 *

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