A Web-based DSS Supporting the Multiple-Perspectives of the Manatee-Watercraft Collision Problem
Lars Lindén, James F. Courtney · Journal of the Association for Information Systems · 2007
The Florida manatee (sea cow) is an endangered mammal living in waters and coastal areas of the Florida peninsula.Collisions with watercraft are a major cause of manatee deaths.A model of the manatee-watercraft collision problem is presented based on stakeholder theory and implemented within a Web application that allows the user to highlight different stakeholder perspectives.A prize is proposed for technology that leads to ameliorating the manatee-watercraft collision problem.Manatee population growth is postulated to increase with the size of the prize, the number of innovators attracted by the prize and the quality of the innovations.