Dissertation resources - Education: Developing Search Terms

Often you'll find that searching for terms opposite to your concept will richly inform your understanding of the research.
Search Example: 

The impact of leadership style on employee job satisfaction.

Try searching:

leadership style AND

employee AND

satisfaction OR dissatisfaction or motivation OR turnover OR retention OR loyalty OR disgruntled OR productivity OR thrive

Search Example:

Bringing contrasting literature, in other words, articles where authors point out weaknesses and limitations of theories you're using in your manuscript, will significantly strengthen your scholarly voice.  You demonstrate that you have considered many perspectives about theories you're utilizing in your research, and are able to speak to their advantages as well as limitations.