本研究的目的，在探討工作特性對於縣市教育行政人員工作滿足的影響，以期為地方教育行政工作的再設計，提供一改進的參考。
本研究應用Hackman和Oldham「工作特性模式」的基本假設，以台灣省二十個縣市教育局的教育行政人員為研究對象，並以「工作診斷調查表」短題本為測量工具，作普查式的問卷調查，計得樣本399人。因刪除廢卷並以隨機抽樣分成等組，故最後分析的樣本總共280人。
本研究的自變數分為兩類。有關工作特性的，包括：技能變化性、工作完整性、工作重要性、自主性、囘饋性與五種工作特性的綜合分數MPS等六種；另一類則為成長需求強度（GNS）。依變數包括：一般滿足、特殊滿足，而特殊滿足又分為工作安全感、待遇、社會、督導與成長等五個層面，共有七個項目。
研究結果發現：對工作特性反應較為積極的教育行政人員，無論在一般、特殊、工作安全感、待遇、社會、督導、成長任何一層面上，都有較高的滿足。成長需求強度較高的教育行政人員，在一般、特殊、工作安全感、社會、督導、成長等層面上亦有較高的滿足；惟在待遇上，並沒有較高的滿足。另外，在一般、特殊與督導三種層面上，部份結果顯示：成長需求強度較高的教育行政人員，對工作特性的反應愈積極，則工作滿足愈高；反之，對工作特性的反應愈消極，則工作滿足愈低。這個研究結果，支持了Hackman和Oldham「工作特性模式」的論點，卽：良好的工作特性反應能積極地影響工作者的工作滿足，尤其是具有高成長需求強度的人。
因此，本研究的建議為：我國地方教育行政工作仍有待作更完善的設計，尤其是工作中的重要性與自主性。至於待遇方面，亦有待提高。簡言之，改善工作以激勵工作動機和提高工作待遇以滿足生理需求，是同等的重要。

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