In the course of its business managers avoid notoriously risky projects and prefer reliable prudent decision. But under current conditions the activities of each business entity is associated with business risks, due to the insecurity and rapidly changing events of the environment.

Fraudulent bankruptcy is part of an economic crime. The trend in this area is in the direction of growth. Different countries are struggle in gwith a fictitious bankruptcy deferent methods.

In order to improve the efficiency of decision making, it is necessary to identify latent and obvious factors affecting the performance of the "whole", as well as to obtain and synthesize information on their interrelationship and interdependence. When the possession of information about the factors and their interactions, can significantly improve the effectiveness of management decisions and as a result the overall efficiency of the company.

Continued expansion of domestic retailers of food leads to new aspects of competition for customer loyalty. Complexity of the situation is that the experience of the development / expansion of Western chains (WalMart, K-Mart) hardly applicable in our case, since the domestic market ritey la highly unsaturated, unlike foreign. Suffice it to say that the number of retail stores per capita in Russia is 4 times less than in the United States.

The article sets out to discuss such important problem as the compensation plans of top management team at the corporate level. The author suggests an original approach for designing the strategic compensation system for top team members. The article reveals distinction between ordinary and strategic compensation systems.

The strategic approach focuses on the pragmatic decision-making in firms. The uncertainty of the external environment of the company and the political nature of decision making limit the rational performance of firms. The concept of BSC considers a strategy, as some conjecture. Each of the concepts, BSC and EVA, has its advantages, but the integration allows getting more efficient structure with enhanced diagnostic potential. Achievement a synergy of concepts lies in the introduction of EVA as a key indicator of the financial perspective of BSC.

Modern conditions of management require from managers deep theoretical knowledge and practical skills that are advantageous to acquire, inviting consultants in economics and management. Management consulting is a rapidly growing field of consulting services that require the preparation of high-level professionals, which main purpose is the transfer of knowledge to managers engaged in management of economic entities of different ownership forms. The author considered the main problems hindering the further spread of consulting activities in Russia.

Expansion of the network autonomous institutions designed to ensure the reduction of load on the budget by attracting private funds, commercialization of services, increasing the possibility of using highly qualified management personnel, introduction of new techniques and technologies, including management, improvement the quality of customer service. The authors discussed the organization of autonomous financial institutions using the modern tools of financial management.

Venture capital investments are one of the most important factors in the development of the global economy. Revolutionary change channels of communication, information flows, business principles on a global scale, and interaction with consumers that has occurred over the past decade, it would be impossible without a breakthrough innovation. In turn, the innovations are the result of the efforts of entrepreneurs and the state in the field of forecasting areas of scientific and technological progres s and identify ways of achieving goals.

Many years of experience in solving specific problems for organizations that are at different stages of the crisis provides an understanding of the process that not only management tools and economic models allow us to achieve the desired result. Use in the management of motivational tools, anti-stress techniques, the need to develop a new and employee skills and competencies led to the use of certain aspects of psychology in crisis management.