hierarchical structure
Tiered chain of command
A hierarchical structure is an arrangement where elements are ranked or organized in levels, with higher levels having authority or priority over lower ones.
Organizations use hierarchical structures to establish chains of command: The company's hierarchical structure put three vice presidents under the CEO.
The term applies beyond organizations to any tiered system—file directories, biological classifications, or social orders.
- organizational chartDiagram showing workplace hierarchy
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- rankPosition in hierarchy
- classification systemScheme for organizing categories
- caste systemHereditary class division
ontology · manager · feudal · supervisor · knowledge graph · file system · chain of command · top down · schema · employee · department · org chart · reporting line · directory · nesting · aristocracy · division · boss
hierarchical structureegalitarianism
Philosophy of universal equality
democracy · direct democracy · grassroots organization · anarchy · self-governance