Benchmarking in corporate security

Abstract

The paper explores the relation between benchmarking and corporate security, notably the possibility of applying the benchmarking in the field of corporate security. The essential structures and contents of these concepts are presented, and then correlated, taking into account the trends of the benchmarking spreading onto the aspects of security phenomena. The authors provide arguments for the idea that the characteristics and tendencies of spreading the use of benchmarking involve almost all aspects of business processes security, as their inherent functions. In the security subsystem management, companies can effectively apply the methods of comparison and optimization of virtually all components of security in modern business systems. In providing an overview of the possibilities to apply the benchmarking in public companies, the authors point to incomparably the greatest importance of security in public companies, as well as direct responsibilities to arise in this area during the reform of public companies in Serbia.

Keywords

• benchmarking
• security
• transition
• corporate security
• company
• public company