<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishWasimamizi kwa ujumla walikaribisha mamlaka yao mpya ya kufanya matumizi, wafanyakazi, na maamuzi ya uendeshaji ambayo hapo awali yalikuwa yamefanywa na mamlaka kuu.  <response>: Managers generally welcomed their new authority to make spending, personnel, and operational decisions that had formerly been made by central authorities. 