This article examines previously neglected tensions between causation and effectuation in the process of new venture creation. We studied 41 episodes of new venture creation by entrepreneurs in Finland and Denmark, who we followed applying the diary method. We reveal tense relations between the respective causation and effectuation principles at multiple levels, and identify the corresponding mechanisms for their resolution, which, in turn, lead to the synergy. This study enriches the effectuation research by offering a dynamic perspective on causation-effectuation interplay and categorizing three modes of their interaction, that is, separation, hybrid synergy, and tensions.

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从紧张到协同：创业过程中的因果关系

本文探讨了在新企业创建过程中之前被忽视的因果关系和结果之间的紧张关系。我们研究了芬兰和丹麦的企业家创建的 41 集新企业，我们采用日记法跟踪了他们。我们在多个层面揭示了各自的因果关系和影响原则之间的紧张关系，并确定了解决它们的相应机制，进而产生协同作用。本研究通过提供因果关系相互作用的动态视角，并将其相互作用的三种模式分类，即分离、混合协同和张力，丰富了影响研究。