Mag. Florian Sexl, BA MSc MBA

Doctoral Student +43 512 2070 - 7142 florian.sexl@mci.edu

With a robust background in management consulting Florian's journey has evolved to include a focus on entrepreneurship and family business research. Leveraging analytical skills honed over multiple years as a consultant, Florian's work has consistently delivered measurable results which have been instrumental in guiding C-level decisions.

Professional work experience

09/2020 - 09/2022
Head of Tourism - Duftner Digital
06/2019 - 10/2019
Area Lead - Holidu
04/2014 - 09/2017
Management Consultant - Deloitte UK
09/2012 - present
Founder/ Management Consultant - SC Services
10/2010 - 11/2012
Management Consultant - SVWP (now Clavis)

Education

10/2024 - present
Technical University Dortmund
Doctoral Program
04/2021 - 03/2022
MBA - ESCP Europe
09/2013 - 01/2015
MSc. - ESCP Europe
10/2007 - 10/2007
BA - Universtität Innsbruck
10/2006 - 10/2010
Mag. - MCI
09/1999 - 09/2004
Tourismuskaufmann - Villa Blanka

Peer reviewed journal article

Sexl, F., & Zehrer, A. (2024). Artificial intelligence in family-owned tourism businesses. Marketing Review St. Gallen (4), 888-893.

Editorial-reviewed journal

Zehrer A., Haselwanter S., Sexl., F., & Karlsdóttir V. (2026). Den Generationenwechsel mit Kompetenz gestalten. TourismusWissenQuarterly, 44, 64-66.

Presentation of a paper at a conference, workshop or seminar

Haselwanter, S. Zehrer, A., Karlsdóttir, V. & Sexl., F. (2026). Succession, Legacy and Comptence Development in Family Business: Preparing the Next Generation in Tourism SMEs. IFERA Konferenz "Legacy in Action". 09-12. Juni, 2026. Neapel, Italien.
Karlsdóttir, V., Zehrer, A., Haselwanter, S. & Sexl., F. (2026). Keeping up the Personality while letting go - Succession Readiness in Family Tourism SMEs. SPGC 2026 - FERC Global Family Business Summit. 26-29. Mai, 2026. Nizzy, Frankreich.
Sexl., F., Zehrer, A., Haselwanter, S. (2026). NextGen Tourism: Skills for Tourism and Succession. FIFU DACHLI. 12.-13. März 2026, Innsbruck, Österreich.
Sexl, F., & Zehrer, A. (2025). AI Meets Family Dynamics: Conflict Manifestation During Digital Transformation in Family Firms. IFERA 2025, June 10-14, 2025, Zadar, Croatia.
Sexl., & Zehrer, A. (2024). Employee Conflicts in Family Businesses: An Investigation of Conflict Management and the Role of Digitalization. CEEMAN Conference, September 25-2024, Innsbruck, Austria.
Sexl, F., & Zehrer, A. (2024). Integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within Tirolean family firms from the perspective of owners, C-level or high-level executives. 13. Konferenz der deutschsprachigen Forschungszentren und Institute für Familienunternehmen (FIFU). March 13, 2024, München.
Sexl, F., & Zehrer, A. (2024). Integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within Tirolean family firms. 2nd International Family Business Research Day. January 30, 2024, Online.

Other intellectual contributions

Strelec, D., Sexl, F., Zilotti, H., Langlois, M., Ben Rommane, S., & Sjøtun, S. G. (2025). Educated but not equipped? Aligning DigComp, EntreComp, and GreenComp with stakeholder expectation through university-business cooperation across Europe. Zenodo.

Supervised bachelor theses

Bernardi Sophia (2026): Generationswechsel in familiengeführten Tourismusunternehmen
Pedratscher Noemi (2026): Zwischen Tradition und Erneuerung: Die Rolle von Familiness im Innovationsverhalten von Familienunternehmen
Klumaier Florian (2026): Spannungsfeld zwischen Tradition und Innovation in Familienunternehmen nach der Unternehmensnachfolge
Gostner Matthias (2025): Krisenmanagement in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen
Vögele Magdalena (2025): Chancen und Herausforderungen des Übergabe- & Übernahmeprozesses von Familienunternehmen
Fery Daniel (2025): Key Factors for Increased Customer Satisfaction While Interacting with Self-Service Technologies in the Hospitality Sector
Hiltpolt Maximilian (2024): Employer Branding in der familiengeführten Hotellerie
Holzer Lea Sophie (2024): Generationenwechsel. Herausforderungen und Chancen bei der Betriebsübergabe von Familienunternehmen