Cover -- CONTENTS -- EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD -- Qualitative methods in management research: an introduction to the themed issue -- Qualitative research in management: addressing complexity, context and persona -- More than a numbers game: qualitative research in accounting -- A biographical approach to researching entrepreneurship in the smaller firm -- Using qualitative research synthesis to build an actionable knowledge base -- The role of communication and management support in a lean manufacturing implementation -- Talking about change -- Intransivities of managerial decisions: a grounded theory case -- Meaning and context of participation in five European countries -- The role and status of qualitative methods in management research: an empirical account.