The effect of organised hypocrisy: Compensation committees and fair compensation in the Ghanaian mining industry

• This study explores how compensation committees are implicated in inconsistencies between talk, decisions, and actions which undermine fair as well the effect of such on mining companies. The suggests that companies use action with respect to facilitate, manage defend unfair compensation. reveals four effects organised hypocrisy. Namely, hypocrisy can be a source dysfunction, function, aid, pose threat legitimacy. Compensation established by negotiate behalf farmers. However, prior studies suggest packages considered failure deliver signal espoused ideals action. aim this is explore We rely data collected from mix qualitative interviews various stakeholders secondary documents. Drawing theory hypocrisy, findings contribute revealing