During the meeting, Michael always wants to focus on business and has been pushing Norio to sign the contract, whereas Norio seems to like spending more time talking about personal preferences and hobbies, building up personal relationships before getting to business. Which dimension of Hofstede’s culture differences is most likely to be in conflict based on the cultures of Michael and Norio?

b. Achievement vs. nurturing orientation.

Explanation:

In the scenario described by the question above, it can be seen that the dimension of Hofstede's cultural differences most likely to conflict with Michael and Norio's cultures is Achievement vs. nurturing orientation.

In this dimension, while an individual wants to gain recognition, feedback and achieve reasonable challenges, just like Michael. There is another individual, like Norio whose focus is on the emphasis on building personal relationships, concerned with the well-being of people and on interaction above any competition or personal success.

Therefore, in order to circumvent these possible conflicts, it is necessary that leaders develop cultural intelligence, which is the ability to adapt effectively in any multicultural relationship, facilitating business and interactions.

i would say their habit of breaking down.