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Cross-functional in business is the alternative to interdisciplinary in science in performing the group activity towards established goals:

Cross-functional teams (CFTs), also known as multidisciplinary teams

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1361204/

Interdisciplinary:

http://onelook.com/?ls=a&w=interdisciplinary

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interdisciplinary

Cross-functional:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-functional_team