Theoretical Bases of the Development of Factors for the Economic Security of Enterprises

Abstract

A feature of the modern stage of economic development is the synthesis of dangers for economic development both subjective in nature and caused by objective reasons. Under such circumstances, there are increasing urgency and nessesity to research the fundamental factors of economic security of activities, which have found their development in the basic theories of the economy. The article is aimed at a scientific studying of the evolution of development of factors ensuring the economic security of enterprise, which allows to systematize economic factor dangers and the conditions of formation of securing the enterprises’ activities. An analytical review of the main theories of economic development has helped to identify the main factors that have led to the development of essence of the concept of «economic security». They were defined by the conditions of the historical period and reflected the basic interests of the corresponding society. A theoretical analysis allows concluding that the main factors that draw attention to the development of the concept of economic security are the following: the need to ensure the well-being of the population; military protection of the State; protecting property; protecting personality and the rights of the personal property; security of the implementation of economic relations between an individual, society and the State; system of protection against external threats; free market and right to free choice; consistency of interests of economic actors; security of market participants; activated demand. The economic theory has formed the main patterns of economic activity, has defined their purpose, implementation factors and conditions for ensuring their sustainability, and the management of such activities in the context of researching the factors of economic security of enterprises, in turn, allows to form a system of instruments, methods, means to influence risk factors in order to ensure functionality and achieve development goals.

Keywords

• economic security
• factors
• management of economic security
• economics schools
• management theory