Place of economic security of enterprise in the general system of economic security

Introduction. Ensuring the economic security of the enterprise is a key prerequisite for its successful functioning and sustainable development in modern conditions. This concept covers a set of measures, strategies and resources aimed at ensuring optimal use of internal capabilities of the enterprise, as well as adequate response to external challenges and negative impacts of the economic environment. In the conditions of growing uncertainty, high variability of market conditions and threats associated with technological, financial and other risks, ensuring economic security becomes an integral part of the successful functioning of enterprises, which actualizes the specified research problems. Purpose. The article is aimed at determining the place of economic security of enterprise in the general system of economic security. Method (methodology). In the process of substantiating the main provisions of the article, a number of general scientific and special research methods were used, in particular: historical and logical – in the context of assessing the phenomenon of the concept of security; analysis and synthesis – to systematize information on the location of the economic security of the enterprise in the general system of economic security; graphic method – for visual representation of the main provisions of the studied problems; structural and logical analysis – when conducting a theoretical generalization and substantiation of conclusions. Results. The researches of scientists concerning allocation of levels of economic security are systematized. The general etymology of the concepts of "security," "danger," "risk," "challenge," "threat" is analyzed. The conceptual form of location of economic security of enterprise in non-technological environment is substantiated. Features and structure of economic security are considered. problem In the context of the study of security problems, the classification of dangers (threats) is analyzed. It is substantiated that the consideration of economic security should depend on the internal environment of the enterprise, its flexibility, steadfastness of the financial and social basis, and in this perspective it is advisable to use adaptive management. The nature of the impact of risks, threats, dangers and challenges in the context of the formation of prerequisites for strengthening or weakening the economic security of the enterprise is analyzed and the role of the external field as an intermediate link between the enterprise and the external environment in this process is allocated.