2.4 Sampling size / Sampling Method
The choice of a sample whose statistics reflect that of the population parameters was used in the survey research.
The accessible population from which the sample was drawn (sampling frame) comprised all the managers or
owner-managers of hotels/ Guest houses numbering about 100 in the study location. The sample for the study
comprised 60 respondents from a total population of 100.The sample was made up of 40 owner-managers and 20
managers. In order to get a meaningful impact on the subject, simple random sample method and stratified was
used to select 60 managers and owner-managers from the population to form the sample size. This was to
ensure that every hotel/Guest house is given the equal chance for its member to be selected and included in the
sample. The respondents consisted of either a manager or owner-manager from each hotel. The reason for
choosing the respondents was based on the fact that they are internal stakeholders who are abreast with the
internal situation in term of the effectiveness of human resource functions that are practiced there.