The Hawthorne experiments first documented how supervised operatives controlled their own work and reward system even though performances were scientifically measured by work study experts.
People are ingenuous and creative for their own purposes.
Office workers may feign being busier than they really are. Department heads may bid for larger budgets than needed and be pleased with a cut to what they wanted in the first place. Politicing over rules and procedures can secure advantage for bureaucrats who apply them. Staff in functional departments may place the values and plans of their own unit values before common organisational goals. Sales commisions and reputations rest on how others see success sales volume terms.