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).