Two employees in a department have similar performance, but at the end of the year, their department manager gave Employee A a better performance rating than Employee B$.$ Use the leadership theories you learn to select the most likely reason that the department manager did so$.$

The department manager has a more idealized influence on Employee A than on Employee B$.$

Employee A has higher charisma than Employee B in the eyes of the department manager.

The department manager has a transactive leadership approach to his$/$her employees.

Employee A is an in$-$group member of the department manager's circle, but Employee B is an outgroup member.