The Doraemon Model of Emotional Memes: A Structural Analysis of Anger, Silence, and Cultural Selection

This paper analyzes the dynamics of structurally reproduced emotional expressions—what we term emotional memes—within organizational culture, using culturally shared symbolic character structures as a theoretical framework. Emotions are not merely internal phenomena; they are selectively expressed, maintained, and propagated under structural and institutional pressures. This study classifies the memetic structures that shape emotional orders within organizations into six archetypes: “the Gian-type (Big G)” (domination through anger), “Suneo-type (Sneech)” (silence and complicity), “Shizuka-type (Sue)” (asymmetric recognition), “Nobita-type (Noby)” (sacrificial exclusion), “Doraemon-type” (external intervention), and “Dekisugi-type” (overadaptation and invisibility). In an additional chapter, we introduce a seventh type—“Dorami-type” (non-disruptive support)—as a complementary external support structure. These archetypes illustrate how emotions are institutionally selected and reproduced under structural selection pressure. The framework challenges conventional binary analyses of harassment (perpetrator/victim) and proposes a new perspective: emotions are not freely expressed but structurally selected. By visualizing these hidden dynamics of emotional order, the paper offers a memetic lens for organizational transformation.