PRIVATE AND/OR CORPORATE SECURITY: ARE THERE CONCEPTUAL SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES?
This paper addresses the theoretical and conceptualdeterminations of private and corporate security. Based on the literaturereview, common characteristics and specificities are examined, and thegrounds for conceptual similarities and differences are critically re-examined.The key question is whether the two concepts are different or represent thesame concept. The typology of corporate security by Lippert et. al. was usedas an analytical framework to compare corporate and private security. Eachof the five dimensions in the typology is compared and analyzed. First, thefindings of Lippert et al. regarding the above typology are presented followedby the typology, that is, the analytical framework used for the analysis ofprivate security. Finally, the comparison of private and corporate securitywas performed to see in which dimensions of the typology there are overlapsand similarities, and in which differences. In this regard, the basic conclusionis that private security and corporate security are two related concepts withsignificant common characteristics (Lat. genus proximum) and specificities thatdistinguish them from each other (Lat. differentia specifica). The results of thecomparative analysis indicate that private security and corporate security arerelated but conceptually different notions.