A preliminary review of the literature indicates that previous research undertaken to identify communication competencies by those in business produced a wide range of findings. The studies may be placed in one or more of the following categories: geographically limited in population, limited solely to business executives, or concerned only with identifying those communication skills presently needed by businessmen. As a result of this brief review, the following recommendations are made: the procedures and results of past studies should be analyzed toward the end of synthesizing the available research, and, given the procedural shortcomings identified here, a national survey of those who teach business or organizational communication should be conducted. (RB)