 A third feature of the causal theory of institutional corruption pertains to the agents who cause the corruption. As noted in  section 2.1.3,  there are many different kinds of entities which might causally undermine institutions, including other collective entities. However, it is an assumption of the causal theory of corruption that only human agents are possessed of minds and moral agency. Accordingly, on the causal theory it is only human agents who culpably perform actions that undermine legitimate institutional processes or purposes.