“the gathering, interpreting, and synthesis of information” to facilitate one’s decision making (Thomas & Trevino, 1993, p. 780).
Information sharing
to exchange of information that has already been acquired.
Information support (Liu et al., 2019).
Emotional support (Duffy & Ling, 2020).
Information use
Information use behavior consists of the physical and mental acts involved in incorporating the information found in the person's existing knowledge base (Wilson, 2000).
Information avoidance
Individuals ignoring or avoid some information owing to time constraints, lack of knowledge, or self-interest (Guo et al., 2020).