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This investigation examines employees' perceptions of paired employees
-dual-career couples who work for the same organization. it examines t
he effects of individual differences (spouse employment status, superv
isory role, and gender) and one situational difference (organizational
size) upon employees' attitudes toward paired employees (PEs). The sa
mple for this study was derived from people who traveled through a reg
ional airport. The results suggest that males, supervisors, and employ
ees in small organizations had negative attitudes regarding paired emp
loyment or were less willing than their counterparts to hire PEs. Thes
e findings are discussed in terms of policy implications for managing
PEs.