Global Business Conference 2015 Proceedings, The Possible Posiive Aspects of Economic Crises (CBC 2015), Sibenik – Croaia, ISSN 1848-2252 September 30 th – October 3 rd , 2015 Retention of Fresh Graduates: Identification of Determinant Factors through a Modified Job Characteristics Model Authors: Carole Serhan * and Haritini Tsangari School of Business, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus Address: 46 Makedonitissas Ave., P.O. Box 24005, 1700 Nicosia, Cyprus Phone contact: +9613903226 Email addresses: carole.serhan@balamand.edu.lb; tsangari.h@unic.ac.cy * Corresponding author 200