In a study designed to discover and describe the transmission of cultural meaning among women in middle management positions, oral histories of 10 middle management women were tape-recorded. The tapes were then transcribed and statements referring to the subjects' organizational enculturation were transferred onto approximately 500 sort cards. Through cue sorting, analysis of data resulted in 14 themes in 5 categories that concerned messages the subjects received from, sent to, or heard about (1) the organization, (2) superiors, (3) subordinates, (4) peers, and (5) themselves. Among other things, the analysis revealed that an attractive appearance was meaningful within organizations, that women used intuition to make many of their decisions within the organizational setting, and that metacomplementary communication strategies were used by the women to gain control of what goes on in their organizations. (The interview protocol and two pages of references are included.) (HOD)