Table 6

Model boundary diagram/Causal loop diagram dataset

CauseEffectLink polarityEmpirical operationalization/Model mapping
P10 currency lossP10 budget loss+Month 10: Euro-pound exchange reduces P10 budget by 25%, triggering financial strain
P10 budget lossP10 dissatisfaction+P10 perceives gap between expected and realised budget, generating dissatisfaction (10–11)
P10 dissatisfactionIssue rising and communication+P10 communicates problem to partners, initiating informal talks (11)
P10 Urgency+Dissatisfaction escalates into urgency due to prolonged unresolved budget issue (13)
P10 Solution seeking and agreeingSolution acceptance+P10 mediates and proposes budget redistribution to partners (12)
Solution AcceptanceP10 Budget lossAcceptance of solution reduces P10's perceived loss (hypothetical damping)
P10 Budget lossP10 Dissatisfaction+Persisting loss reinforces dissatisfaction, triggering corrective actions (13)
P10 UrgencyTarget setting and Issue rising+Urgency leads P10 to strategically target P11 for influence (14)
Target setting and Issue risingBroadcasting of P11 incompliance+P10 identifies and shares P11's non-compliance with partners (15–18)
Broadcasting of P11 incomplianceP11 CredibilityPublicising P11's non-compliance reduces its credibility (19)
P11 CredibilityP11 Legitimacy+Reduced credibility diminishes P11's legitimacy in consortium decisions (19)
P11 LegitimacyP10 Solution acceptanceLower P11 legitimacy increases chances of P10's proposals being accepted (24)
P10 credibilityP10 Coalition Building+P10 leverages credibility to form a coalition among partners (19–20)
P10 Lobbying+Coalition supports lobbying activities to influence Steering Board (19–20)
P10 Coalition BuildingSteering Board support+Coalition-building results in Steering Board alignment with P10 (20, 24)
P10 Legitimacy+Credibility and coalition reinforce P10 legitimacy in consortium (19–24)
P11 Marginalisation+P11 becomes excluded from communications and deliverables (26)
Steering Board support for P10Marginalisation+Steering Board decisions enforce P11 exclusion, amplifying marginalisation (26)
Legal Actions+Escalation triggers formal procedures at EU level (29)
Broadcasting P11 incompliance to EUReputational Threat at EU level+P10 coalition communicates P11 issues to EU, increasing institutional pressure (29)
Legal actionsReputational Threat at EU level+Legal procedures threaten EU program reputation, amplifying urgency (29)
Reputational Threat at EU levelEU Urgency+EU perceives high urgency to intervene (29–30)
EU UrgencyBudget redistribution+EU decides budget reallocation to address dispute (30)
Budget redistributionP10 Budget lossReallocation mitigates P10 losses, completing feedback loop (30)

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