Table 2 Causal mechanisms: proposed and refined during our realist explanatory case study
Proposed Mechanism | Refined mechanism | Comments |
|---|---|---|
M1: Recognition with concern | M1: Recognition with concern | Findings suggest it acted as an M as well as a C in different moments to create O |
M2: Sense of moral responsibility to act | M2: Sense of moral responsibility to act | Findings suggest it acted as an M to create O |
M3: Stewardship for HI research | Stewardship and/or leadership for HI research | Findings suggest it acted as an M as well as a C in different moments to create O |
M4: New resources to strengthen HI human resources | M4: Allocation of dedicated resources for HI research infrastructure | Refined to include the verb of action. Findings suggest it acted as the same type of M in both processes to create O |
M5: New resources to strengthen HI information resources | ||
M6: Cognitive social capital | M6: Sense of cognitive social capital | Refined to include the verb associated with the theory. Findings suggest it acted as an M to create O |
Potential new mechanism identified: | M7 (?): Misrecognition and/or denial | Limited evidence suggests this might have acted as an M to block the production of O or to activate other Ms to create O. To be tested and refined in future research |
Potential new mechanism identified: | M8 (?): Identification of professional benefits (i.e. potential new intellectual territory) and/or scientific interests | Limited evidence suggests that this might have acted as an M to indirectly generate O. To be tested and refined in future research |