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3.3.1 Sampling ProcedureInitially, the study was to make use of two-stage cluster sampling inorder to ensure that both the managers and the employees within theorganisation had an equal chance of selection. The managers were to beselected according to relevance to the research. This means that managersthat would not be directly subjected to cross-cultural interaction challengesor do not have any experience on the matter were not to be selected. Themanagers were however selected on the basis of availability, though stillrelevant to the research. The study therefore made use of availabilitysampling in the selection of managers. The case study was carried out at onebranch of the company, which is the Airport branch, where it was believedthere would be a good mix of the expatriate employees, returnee employeesand also the local employees. The research was carried out during workhours of the company in order to increase the probability of finding the bulkof the employees present. The time of the interviews was subject to theavailability of the managers and also their ability to make provision withintheir day for it to be carried out. The questionnaires were in use in order toget as much unbiased information as possible. The sample size was 69,consisting of 59 employees and 10 managers.26