Investigating the relationship of leadership style with organizational innovation of female sports teachers in Mashhad

he aim of the present study was to the relationship of leadership style with organizational innovation of female sports teachers in Mashhad.

The statistical population of the research was made up of all female sports teachers in Mashhad, whose number is 540. Using Morgan's table and available sampling, the statistical sample size was estimated to be 225 teachers. In order to collect data, two questionnaires of leadership style (MLQ) and organizational innovation were used. The research method is descriptive and correlational based on the type of study that was carried out in the field. In order to analyze the data, descriptive indices and Kolmogorov Smironov's statistical tests, Pearson's correlation coefficient, regression analysis and path analysis were used.

The results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between transformational and practical leadership style with organizational innovation. Also, pragmatic leadership style is qualified to predict organizational innovation. Therefore, if employees use transformational plans in their job affairs, taking into account its functional aspect, they can bring about the increase of innovation in the organization's environment.

The general conclusion of the research showed that by strengthening the leadership style among the managers, it is possible to help improve the organizational innovation among the teachers.