link hooks every base position into a mutually-exclusive classification hierarchy that defines the organization’s terrain
A2 Matrix Report
links gives more accurate picture of reporting load, and may be the source of “small-world” metrics in organizations
B1-B2 Process
links adds supplier-customer dynamics to the picture of positional responsibilities, and, with A-links, may be basis for complexity metrics
C1-C2 Group
links are used to map group memberships and, with A-link manager teams, can create affiliation patterns of who knows whom because of a common group
D1-D2 Information
links are used to map communications flows together with other relationships; they may also, with appropriate use of data mining, show actual information patterns between positions
E1-E2 Personal
links are used to map personal relationships in organization context that are not otherwise accounted for; they may also represent social network data as a layer over the positional communications patterns
Reporting relationships are only the starting point for mapping the organization. What gives the organization juice are matrices, process dynamics, inter- and intra-group interactions, information flows and personal relationships. However, to make use of the link spectrum, you must be able to filter specific link frequencies in or out to fit the context or explanatory need of a particular network
