Підприємницький ризик: генеза та розвиток соціологічної концептуалізації

The given work is the first (basic) part of an attempt of the regular statement and the design of a risk as one of the basic immanent properties of business. The subject field is outlined, and the retrospective analysis of both the genesis of the сonceptualization of the risk as a general notion and, in particular, the business risk аs one of the basic theoretical components of the sociological theory of business is carried out.