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The perception that the past performance is an indication of future results; more or less this is true also in the case of individuals whose performance are above standard in the past based on which promotions are offered to them for higher posts in hierarchy.
The present performance is evaluated much on the basis of past performance. “The person who was a good performer in distant past is assured to be okay at present also.
Results are subjective and not based on actual performance during certain period.
Cognitive Bias and the Asymmetric Influence of Controllability.
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If a manager is not viewing the performance of an employee clearly due to the spillover effect many problems can arise. This employee’s recent performance reviews will likely not be accurate. The employee and his supervisor will also have an unfairly weighted version of this employee’s performance which will cause other problems in the workplace.
