reporting structure
Who reports to whom
A reporting structure is the formal hierarchy of who reports to whom within an organization—the chain of command that determines supervision, accountability, and information flow.
It answers questions like who approves your work, who conducts your performance review, and who you escalate problems to: The reorganization changed the reporting structure so that marketing now reports to the COO.
Organizations may have matrix reporting structures where employees report to multiple managers for different purposes.
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- chain of commandFormal authority hierarchy
- org chartBusiness structure visualization
- organizational chartDiagram showing workplace hierarchy
- managerOne who directs others
supervisor · subordinate · solid line · dotted line · boss · corner office · executive · team lead · department · ranks · layers · pecking order · authority · accountability · delegation · matrix · corporate ladder · titles
reporting structureflat hierarchy
Organization with few levels
collective · self-organization · adhocracy · cooperative · anarchy
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