The Mediator Role of Strategic Thinking in Relationship Between leadership Styles and Organizational Culture in Sports and Youth Offices of Kurdistan Province

The purpose of this study was the mediator role of strategic thinking in relationship between leadership styles and organizational culture in sports and youth offices of kurdistan province. The research method is descriptive and type of survey. the statistical population was included all of managers, secrotary, experts of sports and youth offices and vice-president of sportsassociation in Kurdistan(250 people). the statistical sample was equal to population by total-calculated sampling. We used to Standard questionnaires leadership styles of Bass and Olive (1985), strategic thinking of Lidka (1998) and organizational culture of Hafested (2001). Validity was approved from viewpoint of sport management specialist (10 people) and its reliability also with Cronbach's alpha respectively, 0/95. 94/0 and 0/83 was approved. For data analyze, we utilize to PLS in two parts measurement model and structural model. Results showed that There is a significant and direct effect of laissez-faire leadership style on organizational culture. Also There is a significant and direct effect of transformational leadership style on strategic thinking and laissez-faire leadership style on strategic thinking. There is a significant and direct effect of strategic thinking on organizational culture. There is a significant and indirect effect of laissez-faire and transformational leadership styles on organizational culture with strategic thinking as a mediator. it's concluding that authorities utilize strategic thinking in order to Transition and Control for Impressment culture in Own organization.