<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Westman, Linda</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Luederitz, Christopher</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kundurpi , Aravind</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Alexander , Mercado</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Weber,  Olaf</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Burch, Sarah</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Conceptualizing business as social actors: A framework for understanding sustainability actions in small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Business Strategy and EnvironmentBusiness Strategy and Environment</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2019</style></year></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">28</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">388-402</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) can play a crucial role in advancing environmental&lt;br/&gt;and social well‐being. Yet various—often conflicting—explanations have&lt;br/&gt;been offered to clarify why SMEs pursue sustainability. Some arguments foreground&lt;br/&gt;possibilities of profit maximization, whereas others emphasize individual values and&lt;br/&gt;convictions. Research supporting such contradicting explanations is often biased&lt;br/&gt;towards large enterprises or small, innovative frontrunners. In this article, we examine&lt;br/&gt;the underlying drivers of social and environmental interventions of SMEs by exploring&lt;br/&gt;empirical data from a survey of over 1,600 Canadian SMEs and complementary indepth&lt;br/&gt;interviews. We argue that sustainability actions of SMEs can be understood&lt;br/&gt;by viewing these firms as social actors—organizations that are shaped by individual&lt;br/&gt;values, internal and external interpersonal relationships, and are embedded in a social&lt;br/&gt;environment. This conceptualization directs attention to the full range of factors that&lt;br/&gt;shape sustainability engagement of SMEs and highlights frequently overlooked forms&lt;br/&gt;of sustainability‐oriented actions.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>