The Metacognitive-Neglect-Zombie Loop (MNZ-Loop): A Structural Model of Non-Reflectivity and the Reproduction of Power in Organizations

This paper analyzes the structural characteristics and reproduction mechanisms of "silent violence" in contemporary workplaces, including phenomena such as social exclusion, emotional neglect, and communicative cutoff. It focuses on how perpetrators’ denial and emotional avoidance can transform into a dominant form of control through not-seeing and not-noticing. Central to the analysis is the MNZ-Loop (Meta-cognition–Neglect–Zombie), a structural model newly proposed by the author. The MNZ-Loop describes a three-phase process: breakdown of meta-cognition, emotional-nervous blockage, and zombie-like behavioral reproduction. Drawing on both memetics and organizational theory, this study offers a theoretical framework and case-based observations that illustrate how reflexivity breakdown and anger-based control are culturally reinforced. Ultimately, the paper argues for the reconstruction of Metacognition ethics as a countermeasure against silent domination.