Hackman ( ' , who died in 2013) noted that teams are hindered by problems of co-ordination and motivation that chip away at the benefits of collaboration.

A new study of 12,000 workers in 17 countries by Steelcase, a furniture-maker which also does consulting, finds that the best way to ensure employees are engaged is to give them more control over where and how they do their work—which may mean liberating them from having to do everything in collaboration with others.

Others are more motivated by collaboration and social experiences.

A new study of 12,000 workers in 17 countries by Steel case, a furniture-maker which also does consulting, finds that the best way to ensure employees are "engaged" is to give them more control over where and how they do their work—which may mean liberati

Hackman who died in 2013 noted that teams are hindered by problems of co-ordination and motivation that chip away at the benefits of collaboration.

If not cultivated, it will not survive: "Childhood curiosity is a collaboration between child and adult."

The Love Food, Hate Waste campaign entered into a collaboration last year with another such network — the Women's Institute.

A robot's appearance affects its ability to successfully interact with humans, which is why the riKEN-Tri Collaboration Center for Human-Interactive Robot Research decided to develop a robotic nurse that looks like a huge teddy bear.

An open-science stance can also add complexity to a collaboration.

Andre Schubert, a researcher of the Institute for Science Policy Research, says that the rising collaboration is partly out of necessity.

Collaboration certainly makes your individual competencies and contributions more difficult for outsiders to identify.

Communication also helps for those who worry about jeopardizing a collaboration, he says.

Schubert says, "International collaboration is a way to spread ideas in wider and wider circles."

The " Love Food, Hate Waste " campaign entered into a collaboration last year with another such network — the Women's Institute.

They must determine the risk of jeopardizing a job offer or a collaboration proposal from those who are wary of— or unfamiliar with—open science.

This is one industry where it seems the integration of robots will lead to collaboration, not replacement.