Methodical bases for assessing the viability of enterprises

The purpose of the article is to substantiate the theoretical concepts and methodological bases for assessing the level of enterprise viability. Research methods. The basis to the formation of theoretical and methodological principles for assessing the viability of enterprises was a systematic approach. In the process of the research the dialectical means of perceiving the processes and phenomena were used, as well as the method of analysis (to determine the components of enterprise viability and relationships between them), the comparative method (to identify the common and different in the existing methods of assessing enterprise viability), the graphical method (to build a model of enterprise viability on the basis of sustainable development), the method of generalization (describing the stages of assessing the enterprise viability), the abstract-logical method (theoretical generalizations and formulation of conclusions). Research results. Based on the principles of sustainable development, the main three areas of the enterprise interaction with the external environment for the formation of its viability are identified: economic, social and environmental. Based on the analysis of existing approaches to assessing the enterprise viability, the main directions for assessing the viability are suggested, depending on the scope of interaction between the enterprise and the external environment. The stages of assessing the enterprise viability have been formed. Scientific novelty. The methodological bases for assessing the level of enterprise viability based on evaluating the stability of internal subsystems of the enterprise, its corporate culture, relations with internal and external partners, as well as environmental safety have been improved. Practical significance. The proposed methodological guidelines will help systematically and comprehensively assess the enterprise viability in terms of its internal and external environments, and will make it possible to perform a comparative analysis of the enterprise viability in the dynamics of a number of years or for different enterprises between them. Tabl.: 2. Figs.: 2. Refs.: 14.