Project Fair regularly adds to its research and publications. Find out more about our resources below.

Project Fair project report

This report provides a full overview of Project Fair, including background to the project, method, and analysis and discussion of findings.

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Academic publications

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Publication Type Actions
Expatriate compensation in contemporary organisations
McWha-Hermann, I., and Cook-Lundgren, E. (2021)
Book chapter View publication (Edinburgh Research Explorer)
Toward fairer global reward: Lessons from international non-governmental organizations
McWha-Hermann, I., Jandric, J., Cook-Lundgren, E., and Carr, S.C. (2021)
Article View publication (Edinburgh Research Explorer)
Developing evidence-based alternatives to dual salary systems
McWha-Hermann, I., Marai, L., MacLachlan, M., and Carr, S.C. (2021)
Article View publication (Edinburgh Research Explorer)

Survey on INGO Reward Fairness 2024

This report provides a full overview of Project Fair, including background to the project, method, and analysis and discussion of findings.

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Executive summaries

Browse executive summaries of recent research into Fair Reward by students at the University of Edinburgh Business School.

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Project Fair Principles & Standards Research Summary In Summer 2020 an MSc International Human Resource Management student, Katie Geradine, undertook a sponsored dissertation to examine how the Principles and Standards of INGO Fair Reward are being implemented by organisations, and offered concrete recommendations for how to support fair pay. Download research summary (PDF)
A Catalyst for Change: A Multi-level Systems Perspective of Organisational Inequality in INGOs and HR’s Influence in Systematic Power Asymmetries In Summer 2021 an MSc International Human Resource Management student, Nora Mohn, undertook a sponsored dissertation to explore the topic of diversity/equity/inclusion in the INGO sector. Download research summary (PDF)
Championing fair global reward: An investigation into International Non-Governmental Organisations Also in Summer 2021 an MSc International Human Resource Management student, Rudi Koekemoer, undertook a sponsored dissertation to examine current perspectives on fair reward in the sector. Download research summary (PDF)

Webinar recordings

Dr McWha-Hermann delivered a webinar of Project Fair findings in January 2018, and a recording can be found on the CHS Alliance website:

Project Fair collaborated with Scottish International Development Alliance for this roundtable on power, privilege, and pay in the international development and humanitarian sector in December 2020.