This study seems to be focused on breaking rules imposed on the organization by external entities, not rules the organization created independently to support its own objectives.

Supervisors aligned with an organization's goals likely often view such external rules with contempt. It's not surprising they tolerate or support rule breaking as long as they believe it won't be punished externally.

> study seems to be focused on breaking rules imposed on the organization by external entities

Those rules similarly fall into traffic tickets and murder charges.