This study aimed to explore the effect of strategic human resource management practices on organizational performance with the mediating role of organizational innovation in the Miandoab City education department. This research is practical, in terms of purpose, and among descriptive studies in terms of data collection method. The statistical population of the research was all the experts of the Miandoab city education department, who were selected by simple random sampling method number of 218 people. To collect data, three questionnaires on strategic human resource management by Chen and Hong (2009), organizational performance by Ahmadi (2012), and organizational innovation by Shoham et al., (2012) were used. The validity of the questions was confirmed using confirmatory factor analysis, and the results showed that strategic human resource management has a significant effect on organizational performance with a factor of 44%, and on organizational innovation with a factor of 76%. Organizational innovation significantly affects organizational performance with a factor of 59%. The results also confirmed the mediating role of organizational innovation in the research community. The study emphasizes the necessity of paying more attention to the strategic methods of human resource management and strengthening innovation to cope with scientific and technological advances.
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