The supervisor of an MBA thesis proposes to his former student to publish it in an international online journal. A payment of about USD 200 is to be paid by the student to the journal. Is this worth it? any real benefits?

I think the supervisor want you to turn your MBA thesis into a research paper and publish it in an international journal where your peers can review it. Other guys interested in your area of specialization can also get hold of the information which might be beneficial to them.

Were you doing the research as a requirement for your MBA?

What are the research finding, do they interest you or the organization under study?

If you are about to graduate with an MBA and you do not know the importance of the research you are carrying out "Refer to the thread of half baked graduates".

Surprising!, at your level you don’t know the benefits of publishing?. By the way at JKUAT publishing is a MUST. It’s a requirement for anyone graduating at that level, at a project defense this last Thursday (31 July), the panelist even encouraged post graduate diploma students to also publish their research findings.

It gets your work out there. By publishing you can add it to your curriculum vitae (academic resume)

Grad schools and Ph.D programs look for candidates that have experience in the field. By publishing you will have a leg up on those who do not have any experience.

Improving your skills
When you want to publish your work, you are expected to be able to write in a specific, structured language, and to be as focused and precise as possible about the story you want to tell. It is necessary to work through your material and data properly, and to identify both the main findings as well as the small details of your research. When your manuscript has been submitted, the peer review process often provides you with additional insight into your own work .
Through the process of identifying the appropriate publisher to submit your work to, you will gain more knowledge about different publication channels and rankings. You will also learn about different publication styles and the publication process.

Making yourself matter
You want to make your research known to the research community, to the public, and to policy makers and industry, who may need research-based arguments for making decisions. Your research may also be used in general knowledge building and teaching, and your peers may build on your results in the same way that you build on theirs.

Career building
It is a good idea to view publishing as a way to strengthen your own position within the research community. When building your career as a researcher, the rest of the community will evaluate you on what you can scholarly puzzle. Both quality and quantity will be measured focusing on the written, published work. With a good track record in publishing, you increase the probability of being considered as a collaborator in future projects.

Funding and formal requirements
You may have to publish a certain number of works to complete your degree. This requirement can be claimed by your department, or by your funding or grant source. You may be obligated to publish a certain number of publications per year during your employment period, or there may be a requirement on a certain number of publications before being considered for a position or a grant. Increasing your chances to receive funding for further work is often an important consideration regarding publishing. Funding agencies and institutions may require that you agree to complete a certain number of publications in order to be considered for receiving funding or being employed.

Other reasons for publishing their work


See reasons why reseachers do not publish here.
http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/landrec/publish.htm