QCA Calibration Data Base from "First Collaborative Mapping of Social Enterprises in Argentina" database (Mesa IES, 2021)

Conceiving growth as a systemic process integrating organizational expansion and socio-environmental impact, we apply Crisp-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (CsQCA) to 16 Argentine SEs, identifying three equifinal configurations: For-profit SEs grow when profit generation is present, complemented either by critical staffing capacity or by participatory governance.

Non-profit SEs grow without staff thresholds, profitability, or stakeholder engagement. These patterns suggest that for-profit SEs may experience balanced growth, whereas non-profit SEs may encounter unbalanced, impact-first trajectories that may heighten vulnerabilities such as mission drift. The study advances firm growth theory by demonstrating the central role of legal form in hybrid organizations.