The Elements of Methodology of the Economic Security Management of Enterprise

• Main Authors: Sosnovska Olga O., Zhytar Maksym O.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Research Centre of Industrial Problems of Development of NAS of Ukraine 2020-10-01
• Series: Bìznes Inform
• Subjects: enterprise; economic security; management methodology; conceptions; theories; principles; scientific approaches; methods
• Online Access: https://www.business-inform.net/export_pdf/business-inform-2020-10_0-pages-204_213.pdf

The article defines the structural elements of the methodology for managing the economic security of enterprise as a scientific ground for studying this process to form an outlook on their essence and identifying the possibilities of application in managerial decisions. The conceptions and theories of methodology of economic security management of enterprise are systematized according to its major functional subsystems – informational, financial, personnel, innovation and investment. It is determined that a significant place among the elements of the methodology of the process in research belongs to the system of management principles, among which a number of fundamental (generally researched) and particular (specific) principles are allocated and described. The system, functional, process, structural, situational (optional), optimization and behavioral scientific approaches to the management of economic security of enterprise are singled out and the possibilities of their implementation are defined. It is substantiated that the management process is often considered as an aggregate of functions, i.e.: certain types of activity, in the process of which the influence on the management object is carried out to achieve the set goal. With this in mind, it is proposed to use a functional feature to systematize the methods of economic security management of enterprise in accordance with the functions of forecasting, planning, analysis, evaluation, organization and control. It is specified that the proposed elements of the methodology of economic security management of enterprise are complementary and consistent. At the same time, it is noted that the choice of a specific element of the methodology of the research process depends on many factors of influence – the specifics of the enterprise’s activity, its resource capabilities, targeted benchmarks, time frame, the existing level of economic security. It is generalized that awareness of the need for skillful use of methodological basis in the implementation of such a complex and multifaceted process as the management of economic security of enterprise is the guaranty to its successful operating and a stable development in today’s conditions.