The article presents the methodological components of the system of ensuring the economic security of business at the micro and macro levels. The components of the impact on the economic security of the business are identified. A corporate scorecard has been developed to form an economic security information mechanism using a system of balanced indicators. A process approach to information security of economic security using a system of balanced indicators is also formed. A methodological approach to the functional division of work in the project team is developed having the aim of developing the approaches to managing information security of business. A map of using information for economic security on the basis of a balanced scorecard has been developed. The expediency of the model of choice of alternatives of information management in the system of ensuring economic security of business is formed and calculated. The mechanism of adopting approaches to information management for the purpose of ensuring economic security of business is considered as a special kind and relatively independent, local subsystem.
Aim of the paper is to outline a research methodology, which would ultimately allow predicting and enhancing competitiveness of less developed economies, which encounter energy security issues. The following theoretical questions are to be discussed. The first, what we mean by sustainable development in countries, which are in different economic development phases, i.e. if emphasis on different facets of sustainability (particularly economic environmental, related to energy consumption patterns) changes as country develops. The second research question raised in the paper deals with energy security issues. Authors tackle the following questions of methodological character: if/what natural consistent patterns of economies development exist; and how to indicate efficient ways of economic restructuring. Answer to the indicated questions would allow formulating policy implications directed towards energetically secure and sustainable development.