This study aims at analysing the effect of the organizational communication climate and working enthusiasm on employee performance both directly and through employee job satisfaction at Economics Faculty in Private Islamic Universities in Makassar. The sampling technique used in this study was purposive sampling. Thus, the samples in this study were all employees who work at Economics Faculty in Private Islamic Universities in Makassar in which the total samples were 100 people. The data were analysed using multiple linear regression and path analysis. The study found that the organizational communication climate and work enthusiasm affect work satisfaction at Economics Faculty in Private Islamic Universities in Makassar. It is also found that organizational communication climate and work enthusiasm affect employee performance at Economics Faculty in Private Islamic Universities in Makassar. Furthermore, it is shown that job satisfaction affects employee performance at Economics Faculty in Private Islamic Universities in Makassar.