These decisions are made by middle management, who are free to indulge their prejudices, regardless of a calculation of what's best for the corporate bottom line.
The middle management is free to indulge their prejudices.
mnli hypothesis: The middle management is free to indulge their prejudices. premise: These decisions are made by middle management, who are free to indulge their prejudices, regardless of a calculation of what's best for the corporate bottom line.