Small accommodation enterprises have a great potential to assist the tourism industry in the progress toward sustainable development goals. This study explores the inherent complexity of sustainability practices with the recognition that sustainable behavior is the outcome of a reciprocal determinism between personal, environmental, and behavioral factors. Unlike previous studies, the role of knowledge of sustainability as a major determinant of self‐efficacy is investigated to understand whether differences in knowledge have any influence on sustainability practices. A qualitative approach was employed, and 26 owner‐managers of small accommodation enterprises (i.e., home‐stay) were sampled purposively. Three different knowledge groups are identified but their sustainability practices are not significantly different from each other. Significantly, an active group that understands sustainability as a tool for socialization emerges. These findings have a policy and theoretical implications for sustainable development.

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小型住宿企业可持续发展实践的社会认知框架

小型住宿企业具有巨大的潜力来协助旅游业朝着可持续发展目标的方向发展。这项研究探索了可持续性实践的内在复杂性，并认识到可持续性行为是个人，环境和行为因素之间相互决定性的结果。与以前的研究不同，对可持续性知识作为自我效能感的主要决定因素的作用进行了研究，以了解知识差异是否对可持续性实践产生任何影响。采用定性方法，并有针对性地抽样了26家小型住宿企业（即寄宿家庭）的所有者-经理。确定了三个不同的知识组，但是它们的可持续性实践没有显着差异。重要的是 一个活跃的团体将可持续发展理解为社会化的工具。这些发现对可持续发展具有政策和理论意义。