Hindle (1997, p.185 as cited in Douglas, 2010) suggest that six elements are comprising an information culture:

• Information flows that are horizontal and vertical;
• Individuals have access to the information they need to do their job;
• Decisions are based on informed judgement;
• Everyone sees information management as part of their role;
• Sharing information in order to build effective working relationships; and
• IT is seen as a tool to enable the achievement of business outcomes.

Curry and Moore (2003 as cited in Douglas, 2010) identify six elements important for the evaluation of information culture:

• Communication flows;
• Cross-organisation partnerships;
• Internal environment;
• Information management;
• Processes and procedures; and
• Leadership

According to Choo et al. (2008) information culture consists of the following components:

• communication flows;
• cross-organizational partnerships;
• internal environment (cooperativeness, openness, and trust);
• information systems management;
• information management; and
• processes and procedures.