The dimeansions of global business acting together with the broad issue of cultural differentiation suggest that there may be no standardized answer as to whether corruption is necessarily bad for a national economy or if, on the contrary, it can even be found to inhibit economic growth to a certain level. However, there is no doubt it has been agreed that corruption as such is an example of unethical behavior. As such, also its impact on the possible disruption of the critical infrastructure may not be clearly identified. This paper, based on the theoretical grounds and findings of other researchers, aims to embed the question of corruptive business practices and behavior within the different frameworks and scopes of business dealing with public and critical infrastructure. Leaning on the findings from different pieces of investigation from around the world it finally concludes that there is no dichotomous solution to the dilemma whether a certain level of corruptive practices, when they are an integral part of a national business environment, would necessarily be bad for future economic growth.