THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF ECONOMIC SECURITY OF ENTERPRISES

Abstract

The article examines the theoretical and methodological aspects of the economic security of enterprises. It was determined that in the conditions of market relations, the stable functioning of any enterprise and the growth of its economic potential largely depend on the availability of a reliable system of economic security. Attention is paid to the concept of economic security as a multifaceted category of economic theory, focused on its global impact on the national economy. Economic security acts as a certain synthetic indicator of the current financial and economic situation of economic entities and prospects for its technological and financial development. It is argued that the economic security of the enterprise is a certain mechanism that ensures the stability of its management through the use of protective economic tools and ensures its effectiveness thanks to the organization of the rational use of financial resources. The economic security of the enterprise is its stable current functioning, subject to timely forecasting, prevention, elimination of threats and risks, effective management of resources and opportunities, the consequence of which is building up a high development potential in the future. The tasks through the solution of which the economic security of enterprises is realized are defined. Relevant functional goals inherent in the economic security of enterprises are highlighted. The components of the economic security of enterprises, which should be reflected in the spectrum of characteristics of indicators of the financial condition of economic entities, have been determined. Attention is paid to the regulatory and legal regulation of ensuring the economic security of the enterprise. The principles of economic security are grouped into blocks. It was found that the principles of ensuring economic security significantly deepen its essence, which is revealed with the help of functions arising from its features. The main areas of financial security of the economic activity of enterprises are defined. It is noted that the mechanism for ensuring the financial security of enterprises can have a different degree of structuring and formalization.