Juan, the CEO of a technological firm, believes that the firm's employees are intelligent, creative, and hardworking. He is convinced that they are passionate about their work, and they can be further motivated through rewards. In this scenario, Juan's views about his workers is consistent with _____ assumptions.

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Juan's belief that his employees are intelligent, creative, hardworking, and passionate is consistent with Theory Y assumptions, which suggest that employees are motivated by intrinsic factors such as autonomy, challenge, and personal growth. Theory X assumptions, on the other hand, suggest that employees are lazy, dislike work, and need to be coerced or controlled to perform their jobs. The hierarchy of needs theory and equity theory relate more to employee needs or perceptions of fairness, respectively, and are not directly mentioned in the scenario.

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