For successful organizations,the pattern in the use of the sources of power is shifting toward greater reliance on reward,referent,and expert power and less reliance on coercive and legitimate power.

This statement is true as organizations are shifting towards a more collaborative and empowering culture, where leaders rely on positive sources of power such as reward (giving incentives to employees), referent (building relationships based on trust and respect), and expert (using knowledge and skills to influence others) rather than using coercive (using fear or punishment to control others) and legitimate (using authority or formal position to influence others) power.