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Let $G=\mathfrak{S}_n$ be the symmetric group on $n$ elements. Via permuting the variables the polynomial ring $S=\mathbb{C}[x_1,\ldots,x_n]$ becomes an $G$-module. It is not hard to see that every irreducible representation of $G$ appears in $S$: For example the span of the orbit of the monomial $\prod_{i=1}^nx_i^i$ is the regular representation of $G$. We consider the natural map $M: S\to\textrm{Hom}(S,S)$ that assigns a polynomial $f$ the map $S\to S,\,g\mapsto f\cdot g$. Clearly, $F$ is $G$-linear. I am interested how general this map is.

More precisely, let $U,V,W$ irreducible $G$-modules and let $F:U\to\textrm{Hom}(V,W)$ a $G$-linear map. Are there $G$-linear maps $A: U\to S$, $B: V\to S$ and $C: S\to W$ such that for all $u\in U$ we have $F(u)=C\circ M(A(u))\circ B$?

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Yes. Take an injective map $A : U \to S$ and an injective map $B' : V \to S$.

Now compose $B'$ with the map that sends $x_i$ to $x_i^m$ for all $i$, where $m$ is greater than the degree of any polynomial in the image of $A$.

Then the composed map $A \otimes B : U \otimes V \to S$ will be injective because, as a module, $S$ is the tensor product of polynomials of degree $<m$ in each variable with polynomials in $x_1^m,\dots, x_n^m$, and tensor products of injective maps are injective.

Hence the map $U \otimes V \to W$ is factors through the image of $A \otimes B$ in $S$. Since $S_n$ is a finite group, by semisimplicity, we can extend this map from the image to the whole space.

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