By taking a micro-level perspective, this paper aims to examine the influence of the ongoing paradigm shift from technological to social innovation on principal investigators (PIs) and thereby links the two emerging research fields of entrepreneurial ecosystems and social innovation. The purpose of this paper is to build the basis for future empirical analyses.,The paper is a conceptual paper and therefore focuses on theoretical considerations. Taking a quadruple helix approach, PIs are outlined as central actors of entrepreneurial ecosystems and transformative agents of the innovation process.,PIs can proactively shape the innovation process and thus the shift from technological to social innovation, through various channels. They can affect all other actors of the quadruple helix, e.g. by exerting influence on the process of scientific change, on the public opinion and/or on the industry partners. Further, the paradigm shift might change the universities' role in the quadruple helix, substantiating their importance in the process of social change.,As PIs are influencing all other actors of the quadruple helix, they are central actors of entrepreneurial ecosystems and thus crucial players in the innovation process. Hence, they need to be supported in fulfilling their role of transformative agents, accelerating and shaping the paradigm shift from technological to social innovation. Universities should therefore reconsider their missions and vision as well as their role within the society.,This paper considers the influence of an ongoing paradigm shift from technological to social innovation on entrepreneurial ecosystems. This work focuses especially on the PIs' role as transformative agents. Therefore, it builds a bridge from entrepreneurial ecosystems to social innovation and thus contributes to both research fields. Moreover, the paper shows the great potential of PIs to influence and shape social innovation.

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从技术到社会创新–企业家生态系统中主要研究人员的角色变化

本文从微观角度探讨了从技术创新到社会创新的范式转换对主要研究者（PI）的影响，从而将企业家生态系统和社会创新这两个新兴研究领域联系在一起。本文的目的是为将来的经验分析奠定基础。本文是一个概念性论文，因此侧重于理论考虑。PI采用四重螺旋方法，被概述为企业家生态系统的核心参与者和创新过程的变革推动者。PI可以通过各种渠道主动塑造创新过程，从而从技术创新向社会创新转变。它们可以影响四重螺旋的所有其他角色，例如通过对科学变革的过程施加影响，舆论和/或行业伙伴。此外，范式转变可能会改变大学在四重螺旋中的作用，从而证明其在社会变革过程中的重要性。由于PI影响着四重螺旋的所有其他参与者，它们是企业家生态系统的核心参与者，因此是关键参与者在创新过程中。因此，在实现变革性主体的作用，加速和塑造从技术创新到社会创新的范式转变时，需要给予他们支持。因此，大学应该重新考虑其使命和愿景以及它们在社会中的作用。本文考虑了从技术创新到社会创新的持续范式转变对企业家生态系统的影响。这项工作特别着重于效绩指标 作为转化剂。因此，它架起了从企业家生态系统到社会创新的桥梁，从而为这两个研究领域做出了贡献。此外，本文还展示了效绩指标在影响和塑造社会创新方面的巨大潜力。