Investigation of the effect of the career management system and succession plan on employees' work stress and feelings of entrapment.

Background: Work stress and feeling of entrapment are harmful physical and emotional results for employees when the workload demands exceed their capacities.

Objective: This study aims to investigate the effects of the career management system and succession plan on employees' work stress and feelings of entrapment in hopes of improving employees' well-being to promote business continuity.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the convenient sampling method was adopted.