PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATION (2021) 58(1): 221-235 ISSN:00333077 221 www.psychologyandeducation.net The Influence of Work Environment, Motivation and Competence to Work Performance and the Impact on Lecturer Performance in Higher Education Ian Zulfikar {ian.zulfikar@civitas.unas.ac.id}, Universitas National, Jakarta, Indonesia. Suryono Efendi {suryono.efendi@yahoo.com}, Universitas National, Jakarta, Indonesia. Heri Suheri {heri.suheri@gmail.com}, Universitas National, Jakarta, Indonesia. Dwia Ariestina Pulubuhu {dwiatn@unhas.ac.id}, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia. Rahman Kadir {rahmankadir90@yahoo.com}, Faculty of Economics and Business, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia. Tadjuddin Parenta {tparenta@yahoo.com}, Faculty of Economics and Business,Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia. ABSTRACT Quality lecturer performance is needed by universities. The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of the work environment, motivation, and competence on the job satisfaction and its impact on the performance of lecturers. The results of this study indicate that the variables of work environment, motivation, and competence directly have a positive and real effect on job satisfaction. Variable job satisfaction does not directly have a positive and real effect on the performance of lecturers. It is very urgent to pay attention to how to restore and encourage satisfaction so that it can have a positive effect on the performance of lecturers. Then the high devotion nature of each lecturer, then the higher education should give awards to lecturers who have high devotion, improve training, and maintain an attendance with more professionalism, Also continue to stimulate lecturers who conduct research and communityservice. Keywords: Higher Education Work Environment, Motivation, Competence, Job Satisfaction and Lecturer Performance. Article Received: 18 October 2020, Revised: 3 November 2020, Accepted: 24 December 2020 1 Introduction 1.1 Preliminary The institution is an educational institution both public and private that offer formal educational activities ranging from preschool to higher education, both general and specific. The institution is also a social institution to become agents of socialization continued after the institution of the family. Higher education plays an active role in improving the capacity of the individual potential of human resources (HR). Tri dharma principles must continue to be implemented and actualized follow scientific developments in society .In a dynamic society, things can change with this happening for their needs in a diverse society, not only in the level of knowledge but also the specific skills required in the workplace. The working environment is the social, psychological, and physical effect on the faculty