Defining organizational socialization as the process by which people learn the values, norms, and required behaviors that permit them to participate as members of an organization, this paper offers a review of representative, relevant literature on the role of communication in the process. The studies are organized according to six general approaches: the sociological approach, the stages approach, the reinforcement approach, the modeling approach, the role-taking approach, and the role-making approach. In addition, the paper discusses the implications of the studies and suggests directions for future investigations of communication in organizational socialization. (FL)