1. yes i'm Iranian. i know that things like that do not have any relation with research, but i think can influence committee that want to evaluate candidate(or may be not!!!:miserable:)
2. yes english journals, i think as an MBA graduate(who likes research:)) writing and publishing article in journals like international journal of quality and reliability management (IJQRM) not bad
you say that these articles do not play any role???????????
3. my research interest are compensation and personnel economics, not a phd in personnel economics!!! research fit,yes, is the most important, but if it was clear (ok research fit), do my profile fit with those preferred school?
4. "but since you are Iranian you may have other motivations" what kinds of motivations?:torn: