A descriptive, qualitative research design was used in a study that examined the formal socialization process in high technology organizations. The primary objective was to determine if organiations involved in high technology tended to exhibit similar symbology in the discourse produced by management for the formal socialization process. Data were collected from personnel directors and from pamphlets and other publications that reflected the organizational ideology. Similarities that emerged--as reflected in the themes, slogans, general vocabulary, and material symbols--consisted of five primary values: innnovation, quality, teamwork, equality, and individualism. Of these, innovativeness and individualism appeared to be the primary values consistently and frequently associated with organizational claims expressing management's aspirations and stated beliefs about the organizations. Some differences also emerged. For example, some organizations appeared to use different symbols for socializing members, depending on the technological specialization of their products. Others were the result of factors unique to the particular organization being analyzed. (HOD)