Organizational Management and Leadership

Here are sample keywords and Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):

Combining Keywords and Subject Headings:

• Use subject headings for more targeted results, especially in library databases.
• Mix keywords and subject headings to ensure a balance between precision and comprehensiveness. For example, ("Leadership") AND "Change Management").

Effective Search Strings

1. Start with Key Concepts: Break your research question into primary topics. For example, if your question is "What is the impact of organizational culture on employee retention and job satisfaction in remote work environments"?" identify main concepts like "Organizational Culture", "Remote Work", and "Employee Retention".
2. Use Boolean Operators:
   • AND narrows your search by including results that have all terms (e.g., "organizational culture" AND "leadership development").
   • OR broadens your search by including results that have either term (e.g., "team dynamics" OR "collaborative leadership").
   • NOT excludes terms you don’t want (e.g., "decision making" NOT "automated systems").
3. Incorporate Synonyms and Variants: Use synonyms or related terms to ensure comprehensive results. Combine these with OR (e.g., "diversity in leadership" OR "inclusive management").
4. Use Quotation Marks for Phrases: For multi-word terms, like "change management," enclose the phrase in quotes to ensure it is searched as a single unit.
5. Leverage Subject Headings: Library databases often allow searching by subject headings. Use relevant LCSH for targeted searches (e.g., "corporate culture" as an official heading).
6. Refine with Filters: Once you retrieve results, refine them by date, industry, or subject area to ensure relevance.

By strategically combining keywords, subject headings, and Boolean operators, you can create powerful search strings that efficiently locate precise and relevant resources.