Identification and Assessment of Personnel Risk in SME – Theoretical and Research Perspective

Purpose | The purpose of this article is to identify a new catalog of personnel risks in small and medium-sized enterprises, a consequence of the dynamic development of the 4.0 economy. Research method | From the group of theoretical methods, the author used mainly analysis, synthesis, as well as inference. On the other hand, the empirical research was based on the method of surveying judgments and opinions with the survey technique, with a survey questionnaire constructed for the purpose of the research. Results | The changing economic conditions expand the catalog of personnel risks in small and medium-sized enterprises, and their impact on the achievement of operational, tactical and strategic organisational goals, should determine the implementation of improvements in policies aimed at identifying new sources of such risks. Personnel risk, among other things, through the interdisciplinary nature of references, affecting the frequency of its occurrence and the level of its impact, belongs to the group of the most dynamically developing area, requiring continuous monitoring. Originality / value / implications / recommendations | The result of the research implies the legitimacy of creating and regularly updating the used methods of risk identification and assessment, taking into account the new conditions of economy 4.0.