Calls to resolve this challenge have attracted some attention.
Scholars have begun to embark on the adventure to study SCM as the interface of other
disciplines. For examples, Halldorsson et al. (2003), Ketchen and Hult (2007), Lavassani
et al. (2009), and Hitt (2011) applied organizational theories in their SCM research. They
used resource-based view, transaction cost economics, knowledge-based theory, agency
theory, game theory, and institutional theory, among others. Overall though, researchers
in general agree that the mixed theoretical explanations regarding antecedents and
consequences of SCM practices suggest the need for a comprehensive perspective to
advance our knowledge of the relationship. A cross-disciplinary research is an attractive
means to provide new insights and tangible benefits to SCM practitioners.