Fayol’s gangplank allows authorized direct communication across organizational branches when the full hierarchical route would delay coordination. Colleagues keep supervisors informed and respect decision boundaries, making the shortcut a defined arrangement for lateral contact rather than an unrestricted right to bypass authority.
- FamilyModel
- Category of its source unitDoctrines, Principles & Normative Frameworks
- DomainOrganization & Structure
What these mean
Editorial orientation · Family
Model
In this series, Model names the editorial family primarily used to understand and explain communication: theories, frameworks, effects, traditions, principles and other conceptual resources. It is an umbrella for a route into the field, not a claim that every included object is a predictive model.
Editorial orientation · Category
Doctrines, Principles & Normative Frameworks
Sets out principles or criteria for what should be pursued, considered legitimate or done. Its contribution is evaluative or prescriptive: it gives reasons for judging conduct and arrangements, rather than merely describing their frequency.