Everyday Fashions Corp. is a clothing manufacturer. It has marketing, production, and finance departments, with a manager who heads each of the departments. Beatrice, the CEO, distributes the various organizational tasks to each manager by assigning authority and responsibility. Each manager has ten subordinates who are required to report to him or her. Each department works on its set of tasks in the organization. Beatrice is the top manager, followed by the department heads, and lastly the supervisors. All the managers are accountable to Beatrice alone. All managers in Everyday Fashions Corp. are required to report to the CEO alone. This is an example of an organization following

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This scenario describes the principle of unity of command, which ensures that each employee reports to only one manager to avoid confusion and conflict. In this setup, each manager has ten subordinates who report only to him or her, and all managers report to the CEO alone. This establishes a clear line of authority and responsibility, preventing any individual from receiving conflicting orders or demands from multiple superiors.