Marcelo Yamaki
BA in Electrical Engineering from University of Campinas, UNICAMP (2006); MA in Humanities and Social Sciences from Federal University of ABC, UFABC (2014); and, PhD in Demography from University of Campinas, UNICAMP (2019). Specialization Course in Higher Education Teaching from FAM University Center, FAM (2021), in Natural Sciences, Technologies and the World of Work from Federal University of Piauí, UFPI (2022) and in Innovation Mediated by Technologies from Federal University of ABC, UFABC (2022). He has experience as an external consultant at Whiteshield Partners Group (Dubai, UAE) developing technical advice on public policies through the use of agent-based modeling; data science techniques; and, social, economic and political analysis. Also worked as a production engineer at Toyota do Brasil Ltda. where he developed projects on automotive painting process improvement; production planning; and implementation of and management through KPI's. The scope of activities as a production engineer involved business trips within Brazil (Indaiatuba, São Bernardo do Campo e São Paulo) and international trips (Argentina, Turkey and Japan) for the study of best practices in productivity management. Developed research concerning workplace diversity and conflicts through a case study in the Brazilian branch of Toyota Motor Company, with emphasis on the conflicts arising from the clash between Brazilian and Japanese cultures. Certified Green Belt Six Sigma by Council for Six Sigma Certification (CSSC) and RL&Associados. Current research interests include engineering teaching and social and economic issues caused by low fertility and aging, especially in contemporary Japan. Received scholarships from CAPES (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel) and UFABC (Federal University of ABC) during MA studies; and, CAPES during PhD studies.
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One of the greatest priorities of modern humanity is labor and the environment of large companies is a laboratory where social issues are reflected very intensively. When people are confined together in small spaces for long periods of time, hidden discriminations are revealed. Clarification of where each person stands on complex issues is socially demanded. Actors of different ages, social classes, nationalities and genders influence these scenarios and are influenced by them. The individuals create ties with antagonistic social groups at the same time they try to manipulate the perception of the oppositions to work on their favor. This article provides insight on possible sources of conflict in multicultural workplaces through the open presentation of employees’ thoughts on a variety of contexts.
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to discuss the integration of demographic methods and sources to the mainstream areas dealing with the theme, such as anthropology and language studies. The article will focus on the first half of the twentieth century as this period showed the most intense flow of Japanese immigrants to Brazil. The methodological approach relies mainly on the analysis of secondary data, available in the Japanese censuses and in the census The Japanese Immigrant in Brazil (1964). Central elements of the analysis are the comparison of age profile, distribution by sex
and region of origin of these immigrants with the Japanese population by province in the same period. Thus, it aspires to identify specificities in the composition of these populations, resident and immigrant, and how immigration flows may have influenced aspects of the Japanese
demographic dynamics, especially in their places of origin. Young groups, aged 20 to 40 years, characterize the flows; also, male migrants outnumbered their counterparts, although overall the male and female proportion were very close. This scenario shows variations according to
the different periods of arrival in Brazil. It is essential to understand the differences between these populations, to understand the impacts that the immigration flows caused to the Japanese population, especially in a period of great social, economic, cultural and demographic transformations, as occurred in the first half of the 20th century both in Brazil and in Japan.
Conference Presentations by Marcelo Yamaki
One of the greatest priorities of modern humanity is labor and the environment of large companies is a laboratory where social issues are reflected very intensively. When people are confined together in small spaces for long periods of time, hidden discriminations are revealed. Clarification of where each person stands on complex issues is socially demanded. Actors of different ages, social classes, nationalities and genders influence these scenarios and are influenced by them. The individuals create ties with antagonistic social groups at the same time they try to manipulate the perception of the oppositions to work on their favor. This article provides insight on possible sources of conflict in multicultural workplaces through the open presentation of employees’ thoughts on a variety of contexts.
to discuss the integration of demographic methods and sources to the mainstream areas dealing with the theme, such as anthropology and language studies. The article will focus on the first half of the twentieth century as this period showed the most intense flow of Japanese immigrants to Brazil. The methodological approach relies mainly on the analysis of secondary data, available in the Japanese censuses and in the census The Japanese Immigrant in Brazil (1964). Central elements of the analysis are the comparison of age profile, distribution by sex
and region of origin of these immigrants with the Japanese population by province in the same period. Thus, it aspires to identify specificities in the composition of these populations, resident and immigrant, and how immigration flows may have influenced aspects of the Japanese
demographic dynamics, especially in their places of origin. Young groups, aged 20 to 40 years, characterize the flows; also, male migrants outnumbered their counterparts, although overall the male and female proportion were very close. This scenario shows variations according to
the different periods of arrival in Brazil. It is essential to understand the differences between these populations, to understand the impacts that the immigration flows caused to the Japanese population, especially in a period of great social, economic, cultural and demographic transformations, as occurred in the first half of the 20th century both in Brazil and in Japan.