“…The contributions of this study may be useful for firm policies and board assessment/evaluations, and in guiding board stakeholders, executives, or regulators. For boards it is a framework that focuses on members' skills, and board structure and composition for better governance (Balnes et al, 2019;Barriuso et al, 2019;Mathew et al, 2020;Grace et al, 1995;Salehi, 2014). Board members and executives can benefit from the findings to support starting points of analysis and discussions about which DT, characteristics, implications, and considerations need to be addressed while strategizing.…”