The scalar chain is Fayol’s formal line of authority for instruction, reporting, and supervisory accountability. Read alongside the gangplank, it helps distinguish decisions that require hierarchical authorization from routine exchanges that can proceed directly between colleagues while their supervisors remain informed.
- 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.