Question

Douglas mcgregor classified managers into two categories: those who prefer to watch over their employees as they complete every task of their jobs, and those who empower their employees to work independently. mcgregor called the assumptions behind these categories

Answer 1

The assumption behind these two categories of managers is that the first is a micro-manager who checks every detail his workers perform and doesn't trust them and the second is an empowerment manager who trusts his employees because he has found a way to transfer his power to them and encouraged them to feel confident in their own power to complete the tasks. 

Answer 2

McGregor called those who prefer to watch over their employees as they complete every task of their jobs Theory X, and those who empower their employees to work independently Theory Y. Theory X has a negative opinion while Theory Y has a positive one.