Question

A reporting relationship in which an employee receives orders from and reports only one supervisor is known as

Answer 1

reporting relationship in which an employee receives orders from, and reports to, only one supervisor is known as: a) Line of authority.

Answer 2

It is known as Unity of Command

• This guarantees that each employee has just one direct supervisor to report to and is held accountable to.
• It represents an official relationship between a superior and subordinate.
• This eliminates any reasonable doubt about who to report to and where the necessary orders are coming from.
• It necessitates a particular leader with sufficient power to command all groups in the pursuit of a common goal.