Variable positional reporting between DoNs and CEOs
occurred
The responses from the surveys indicated that 13 of the
DoNs reported directly to the CEO, 1 DoN reported to
both the CEO and the COO, and the other 3 DoNs
reported to the COO. Corresponding with this data of the
10 CEO respondents, 7 stated DoNs were direct reports
with 3 CEOs confirming that the DoN reported to the
COO. The data findings indicated that 85% of DoNs in
the study reported directly to the CEO, with 15% of DoNs
reporting to a second-tier level of authority. An earlier
study of DHB organisational charts and reporting lines also
confirms the current responses (Hughes & Carryer 2011).