Australia has been slow to act as a signatory to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Anti-Bribery Convention. That's despite mounting evidence showing Australian organisations have engaged in corrupt practices offshore. Bribery is much decried but little understood. New research from the Australian School of Business shows how employees become willing participants in corrupt systems, and even rationalise their criminal behaviour as normal. To stamp this out, anti-corruption authorities and managers need to understand their thinking