OBJECTS OF INTERNAL CONTROL IN SHIPPING COMPANIES
Effective internal control is essential for successful operations and management of shipping companies. For its implementation, the most important task is to determine the objects of internal control, that is, the scope of its application. Internal control, as a management function, is aimed at solving management problems, therefore, in the author's opinion, objects of management and objects of internal control are identical. Based on the analysis of the approaches of various authors to the choice of management objects, the author's approach has been developed, taking into account the interaction of all elements of the management system, the multidimensional and multi-level nature of management process, and branch features of shipping business. A classification of objects of internal control in shipping companies has been developed with the allocation of such objects as resources, business processes, results of functioning, management decisions. The disclosure of the content of these objects shows that internal control covers all levels of the shipping company, including both the managed and the control systems.