Dr. Nicolas Chevrollier

Sustainability transitions are highly systemic and deeply personal 

Dr. Nicolas Chevrollier is a professor of Sustainability Transitions at Nyenrode Business University. He is part of Nyenrode's Faculty Research Center for Entrepreneurship, Governance & Stewardship. Chevrollier lectures at the MSc and MBA levels, as well as in executive programmes, on sustainability, transitions, and the organizational and leadership development required to support them. His research focuses on understanding how sustainability transitions (especially post‑growth–oriented transitions) unfold, particularly within and across markets, and how businesses and other actors shape or hinder these transitions. He also researches how transformative business education cultivates the mindsets, skills, and agency future leaders need to navigate and drive sustainability transitions.

His background is of multiple international experiences in three continents (US, Africa, Europe). At Nyenrode, besides his position as professor, he is the academic director of the impact MBA and a member of the education committee of the Modular MBA program. Prior to Nyenrode, he used to be the managing director of the Inclusive Business Accelerator and a management team member of the BoP Innovation Center.

Chevrollier obtained his PhD in 2006 from the National Institute of Telecommunications (INT) in France while conducting research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the US. He followed in 2008 the INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship Programme (ISEP). He was an international volunteer for the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) in Madagascar in 2001-2002.  

Interests

Hiking in the mountains, walking the forests, playing basketball. 

Most relevant Publications

• Levelt, L., Chevrollier, N., & Argyrou, A. (2026). Degrowth, sufficiency and regeneration: An integrative review of organising in a strong sustainability era. Sustainability Science. 21, 753-775.https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-025-01760-1
• Argyrou, A., Chevrollier, N & Veldman, J. (2025). Legal institutionalism and the role of law in sustainable market transformations: alternative ontological perspectives. Journal of Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. 57.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2025.101011
• Chevrollier, N., Argyrou, A., & Jeurissen, R. (2025). Radical Business Perspectives for Sustainability Transitions. Edward Elgar Publishing. https://www.elgaronline.com/view/book/9781035308026/9781035308026.xml
• Chevrollier, N., Lieshout, J. W. F. C., Argyrou, A., & Amelink, J. (2024). Carbon emission reduction: Understanding the micro-foundations of dynamic capabilities in companies with a strategic orientation for sustainability performance. Business Strategy and the Environment, 33(2), 968–984. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3513
• Chevrollier, N., Argyrou, A., Ainiwaer, N., & Nijhof, A. (2023). On the encroachment of sustainable value propositions: business model innovation for impact. Journal of Cleaner Production, 382. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135341
• Nijhof, A., Wins, A., Argyrou, A., & Chevrollier, N. (2022). Sustainable Market Transformation: A Refined Framework for Analyzing Causal Loops in Transitions to Sustainability. Journal of Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. 42. 352-361.