Naqib Ullah Khan

Retraction Note to: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-03305-w, published online 21 June 2024 The editors have retracted this article because the authors did not receive approval from an appropriate ethics committee prior to conducting this research. This issue came to the attention of the editors after the authors contacted the journal to request a correction to the article’s ethics declaration. This correction was then published in error Khan et al.

Correction to: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-03305-w, published online 21 June 2024 In this article the Ethical Approval statement was incorrectly given as ‘This research adheres to the ethical standards and guidelines established by the Helsinki Declaration of 1964 and its subsequent amendments. All research procedures were conducted in accordance with these ethical standards.

Abstract Understanding contemporary organizations hinges on the comprehension of rules and rule behavior. This scholarship explores the idea of employees rule-breaking for pro-social reasons. It challenges the belief that workplace rule violations are only motivated by personal gain and self-interest.