This paper proposes to examine the organizational climate and employee’s work passion and
organizational commitment within academician of public and private Universities in Malaysia. An
argument is put forward that there is a causal link of good organizational climate, employees work
passion and commitment in an organization. A conceptual model of organizational climate and
employee’s work passion and organizational commitment is presented that provides an explanation of the
linkage between these variables. A 500 sample of academicians from public and private Malaysian
universities were administered using organizational climate questionnaire. This cross-sectional study
aimed to address the employee’s needs and expectation from the employer in the aspect of organizational
climate and commitment. Thus, by understanding the empirical results of the organizational climate, this
findings will be able to emerge as an improvised model to enhance employee’s work passion as well as
organizational commitment.