Strategic security of the enterprise: approaches, features, mechanism, and problems of provision

Abstract

In today's world, under the current geopolitical situation and current trends in the development of the world economy, the ability to ensure their own strategic security is the most important condition for the survival of enterprises. The purpose of the study is to formulate the specifics of «strategic security» and develop the mechanism of strategic security of the enterprise under the conditions of the developing economic crisis. The work presents the author's definition of the concept of «strategic security» and highlights its features. Based on the studied models, the main stages of the strategic security mechanism of the enterprise are formulated and their characteristics are provided. The range of problems of the mechanism implementation within the strategy or strategic plan of the company is determined. The focus is on the security environment since the beginning of the large-scale war started by the Russian Federation against Ukraine in February 2022 as well as the changes it has undergone since then. The author prognosticates trends in the development of Ukraine's security environment in the post-war period based on the identified sources of the main threats to the national security of Ukraine, as well as vulnerabilities, advantages, and opportunities for the development of the state and society in the new conditions. It is also predicted that sources of the main threats to the national security of Ukraine in the post-war period will undergo transformation. The author claims that a timely identification of existing and projected threats to national security, vulnerabilities, strengths of the state and society, and their opportunities to further protect national interests in the conditions of a certain security situation, when along with an account of trends in the development of the security environment, provide a foundation for determining the strategic goals and priorities of state policy in national security. The research results give grounds to conclude that the main strategic goal for Ukraine in national security is the development of sufficient domestic capabilities as a basis for ensuring its own security and resilience. Keywords: national security, national resilience, risks, threats, vulnerabilities, state policy, hybrid aggression, war.