Industry-Specific Uncertainty. In many cases, industry-specific change may bring
uncertainty to an entire industry, as when US auto parts suppliers awaited the likely bankruptcies
of GM and Chrysler (Muller, 2009). The differences between industries may relate to differences
within the industry, or the impact of external factors on the industry. For example, Hrebiniak &
Snow (1980) found significant variation in supplier- and competitor-related uncertainty between
four industries, but also in the level of uncertainty due to governmental actions