“…It also examines the role of external and internal environmental factors such as government policy, the demand for services as well as the organisation's value system in shaping organisations. The primary aim in archetype theory is to understand the nature of organisations through an analysis of the relationship between an organisation's informal value system known as its interpretive scheme, and its more formal structure and systems (Brock, 2006;Brock et al, 2007;Hinings and Greenwood, 1989;Kirkpatrick and Ackroyd, 2003;Mueller et al, 2003;Powell et al, 1999). Archetype theorists believe that an holistic approach needs to be taken in order to understand an organisation, meaning that the values, beliefs and ideologies of the organisation's members, its interpretive scheme, need to be viewed alongside the physical structure and systems of that organisation (Brock, 2006;Brock et al, 2007;Powell et al, 1999).…”