Direct sums of ADS* modules. (Q265444)

Let \(R\) be an associative ring with an identity element. A unital right \(R\)-module \(M\) is called ADS* if for any direct summand \(N\) of \(M\) and any supplement \(K\) of \(N\) in \(M\) one has \(M=N\oplus K\). The aim of this paper is to investigate direct sums of ADS* modules. First, the authors provide a bunch of examples of ADS* modules whose direct sums are not ADS*. Among others, it is shown that the ring \(R\) is a right \(V\)-ring if and only if all direct sums of ADS* right \(R\)-modules are ADS* modules.