Tytchenko S. Ensuring economic security of enterprises in the conditions of transformational changes in the economy

The theoretical positions, methodical and practical recommendations on maintenance of economic safety of the enterprises in the conditions of transformational changes in economy are formed in the dissertation thesis implementing the author 's approach. The diversity of interpretation of the concept of «ensuring economic security of enterprises» is unified, which allowed in the conditions of transformational changes in the economy to expand the scientific thesaurus formed by the merological approach, the author's definition of this concept as a clearly structured system of guaranteeing resistance, risk reduction and economic succession their functioning. According to the determination approach, a system of criteria for assessing the economic security of enterprises is identified, which will allow metallurgical enterprises to form a possible development strategy in the medium and long term horizons and effectively manage the impact of destabilizing factors.