Study of the theoretical basis of definition "social responsibility" of business entities

Abstract

Introduction. At the time of introduction of innovative measures for the development of production processes, the impact of catastrophes, the COVID-19 pandemics, military conflicts, the rise in unemployment and inflation, the most important duty of the state is the construction of a socially oriented economy. To do this, it is necessary to create an effective system of management of social responsibility of economic entities, which include enterprises, as the main links of the economy of the country, regions, state. Businesses are responsible for the status and health of both employees of the company and residents of regions and countries where they carry out their economic activities. Materials and methods. On the basis of the structural and logical scheme, the chain of concepts is analyzed: social risks-social consequences-social alienation-social protection-social support. The purpose of paper is to determine the essence of terminology, which is the preliminary and is the basis of the primary theoretical basis, which determines the problem of the expediency of forming a system of social responsibility of economic entities. The task is to build a chain of applying concepts on the theoretical basis of the category "social responsibility" of economic entities. The results of the study are the establishment of the essence and interaction of terms that preceded the category of "social responsibility" of economic entities: according to the directions of social risks, the results of their influence and the emergence of social consequences or even social alienation due to poverty, deprivation, discrimination, marginalization and lumenization. Formation of social protection measures and its security. Conclusions. The study made it possible to understand the importance of social responsibility of economic entities and to determine the role in the formation of a socially oriented economy in Ukraine in the postwar period.