Kasch Modules and pV-Rings (Q4680776)

Let \(R\) be an associative ring with identity, and let \(M\) be a right \(R\)-module. \(M\) is called a `Kasch module' if every simple subquotient of \(M\) can be embedded into \(M\). \(M\) is called `p-injective' if every \(R\)-morphism from a principal right ideal of \(R\) to \(M\) can be extended to an \(R\)-morphism from \(R\) to \(M\). The ring \(R\) is called a `right pV-ring' if every simple right \(R\)-module is p-injective. The purpose of this paper is to investigate Kasch modules in connection with p-injectivity. Thus, the authors prove that if \(M\) is a finitely generated Kasch module which is quasi-p-injective, then there is a bijective correspondence between the class of maximal submodules of \(M\) and the class of all minimal left ideals of its endomorphism ring. They also prove that if \(M\) is a pV-module which is a finitely generated projective self-generator, then its endomorphism ring is a right pV-ring, and that being a right pV-ring is a Morita invariant.