In the Leader-Member Exchange model of leadership, the following statement is true.

A) Managers should consciously try to decrease the number of members in the in-group.
B) Out-group members have no choice but to quit the organization.
C) New employees should withhold their loyalty, support, and cooperativeness from their manager.
D) Positive leader-member exchanges were positively associated with job performance.
E) Managers need to give employees ample opportunity to prove themselves.