reporting line
Chain of command
A reporting line is the formal chain of authority connecting an employee to their supervisors within an organization.
It defines who reports to whom: Her reporting line goes through the regional manager to the VP of operations.
Dotted or secondary reporting lines indicate additional accountability relationships outside the primary hierarchy.
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- supervisorOne who directs workers
- managerOne who directs others
- chain of commandFormal authority hierarchy
- pecking orderSocial dominance arrangement
boss · subordinate · org chart · authority · structure · accountability · escalation · corporate ladder · oversight · delegation · superior · employee · rank · management · promotion · career path · department · HR
- workplacehours, cubicle, desk job, holiday party, desk
- hierarchiestier, tiers, level, levels, rank
- hierarchyrank, ranked, authority, command, tiered
- employment termslabor contract, salary, employment terms, internship, contract terms
- helplineshelpline, hotline, hotline number, lifeline, suicide hotline
- org chartCEO, CFO, COO, department, division head