Expert Assessment as a Method of Determining the Impact of Certain Factors on the Economic Security of Agricultural Enterprises

The article is devoted to the study of the influence of individual factors on the state of economic security of agricultural enterprises. The subject of the study is the theoretical and methodological aspects of the application of expert assessment to determine the influence of individual factors on the state of economic security of agricultural enterprises. The author presents and interprets the results of an expert survey conducted by the Method of expert assessment of the influence of individual factors on the state of economic security of agricultural enterprises, and also substantiates the advisability of using expert assessment methods in the context of a study of the economic security of agricultural enterprises. The stages of the expert assessment were disclosed. The survey was conducted by questioning a group of experts - leading scientists, economists and production representatives with practical experience in agricultural enterprises. It was revealed that none of the experts identified the level of economic security of their own enterprise as high. Key external and internal threats to economic security were systematized. The level of influence of individual functional components on the formation of economic security of agricultural enterprises was estimated. The proposed by the author peer review method meets the following requirements: the ability to obtain reliable results from a survey of experts; ease of use; clarity and consistency of presentation of the material; the possibility of automated data processing using computer devices; efficiency (obtaining survey results in a short time without losing their credibility); the ability of experts to use both quantitative and qualitative estimates. The results obtained and presented in the article are of exceptional theoretical and practical value, and therefore will be used in further studies, in particular, in developing a strategy for the development of economic security of the agricultural sector.