Masoud Aghaei - Department of Sport Management, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad,Mashhad, Iran
Mahdi Talebpour - Department of Sport Management, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad,Mashhad, Iran
Zahra Sadat Mirzazadeh - Department of Sport Management, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad,Mashhad, Iran
Hamidreza Taheri - Department of Sport Motor Behavior, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad,Iran

Background: The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between thinking styles and organizational innovation in male physical education teachers of Iran. Materials and Methods: The statistical population of this study was the male physical education teachers participating in the fourth special scientific tournament of 32 provinces of Iran's (N=256). Using the Morgan table, the sample equal to the 155 person of teachersestimated and randomly was selected. The thinking styles and organizational innovation questionnaires was used to data collection process. Validity of the questionnaire was obtained with correction idea of program planning and management masters of physical education andinternal reliability of both questionnaires using Cronbach's alpha, respectively, 0.87 and 0.73were determined. Method of study based on type of study was descriptive and correlation. Inorder to data analysis, the descriptive statistics, one sample kolmogorov-smirnov, Pearson correlation coefficient and regression statistical tests were used. Results and Discussions: The results showed that there is a significant and positive relationship between organizational innovation and executive judgment and legislative thinking styles. Also the regression analysis showed that the executive thinking style isqualified as a expecting the organizational innovation. Conclusion: According to the obtained results with regard to the influence of thinking styleon behavior and individuals activities,it’s necessary that officials with providing the necessary facilities suit to thinking style of every teacher's, make available the context for personal and organizational innovation and progression.

Thinking Style, Organizational Innovation, Physical Education Teachers