Abstract
Let G be a finite group and M n (G) be the set of n-maximal subgroups of G, where n is an arbitrary given positive integer. Suppose that M n (G) contains a nonidentity member and all members in M n (G) are S-permutable in G. Then any of of the following conditions guarantees the supersolvability of G: (1) M n (G) contains a nonidentity member whose order is not a prime; (2) all nonidentity members in M n (G) are of prime order, and all cyclic members in M n−1(G) of order 4 are S-permutable in G.
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Communicated by A. Turull.