As You Have Observed Your Department Manager and Her Interactions

As you have observed your department manager and her interactions with the department's employees,you have come to believe in leader- member exchange theory.You have noticed that Sarah and Joe get less of the manager's time.Sally gets fewer of the preferred rewards that the manager controls and John has a relationship with the manager based on formal authority interactions.Rebecca is trusted.Jennifer gets a disproportionate amount of the manager's attention and is more likely to receive special privileges. According to leader- member exchange theory,which of the following employees is likely to be included in the out- group?

A) Jennifer
B) Sarah
C) Rebecca
D) none of the above