The ongoing changes in today’s business environment have led to a new kind of required leadership style that helps companies move successfully towards a dynamic and uncertain environment in which they compete. This style of leadership is called strategic leadership. Empirical evidence shows that strategic leadership affects many organizational variables. This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the impact of strategic leadership on organizational performance with regard to the mediating role of organizational innovation among managers and experts of Iran Khodro Company. In terms of research method, this study is based on the descriptive-survey method with applied nature and in terms of time is based on a cross-sectional time. The statistical population of this study included all managers and senior experts of Iran Khodro Company and its subsidiaries companies in Tehran, which was estimated to be about 370 people. According to Cochran’s formula, the sample size was calculated to be 190. The sampling method was also a simple random method. A standard questionnaire was employed as the data collection tool, with experts confirming its validity. The reliability of the tool was calculated and confirmed using Cronbach’s alpha. SPSS22 and smartPLS software were used for data analysis. The results of this research showed that strategic leadership has a positive effect on organizational innovation and organizational performance. Also, the effect of strategic leadership with the mediating role of organizational innovation on organizational performance was positive.
