In an organizational structure, "chain of command" refers to a company's hierarchy of reporting relationships – from the bottom to the top of an organization, who must answer to whom.

First, the military chain of command runs from the president, to the secretary of defense, to the combatant commanders who are in charge of the unified or specified warfighting commands for the ...

further complicating a bar organizational structure. General managers follow owners in the chain of command. They handle most of the decision making associated with scheduling, inventory ...