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Symposium: On the Way to the Silk Road: Trade, Investment and Finance in Emerging Economies

Complex Network of Aviation E-Services in the Belt and Road Initiative: A Heuristic Study of Small Data based on Block Modeling

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ABSTRACT

The aviation e-service system is an important part of support for business communication in regions covered by Belt and Road initiative. In exploring the role of airline companies in this system, we examine the structure of the network, which consists of airlines interconnections based on small data of individual attributes of aviation companies in aviation e-services, and study these interconnections across different groups using block modeling. The heuristic solution of airline companies in development of international communication and cooperation is further discussed. Among our policy implications for global managers, we suggest the enhancement of cross-regional cooperation among airlines.

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The authors thank Central University of Finance and Economics for the support of this research. The authors thank National Social Science Foundation of China General Project [15BJL025], Research Base of Beijing Social Science Foundation General Project [14JDJGB046], National Social Science Foundation of China Key Project [14AZD118], Ministry of Education of China Key Project [14JZD019], Ministry of Education of China Key Project [15JZD022], and National Natural Science Foundation of China General Project [71573023] for the support to this research.

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