This document outlines a framework for analyzing the delivery of bad news in organizations. It discusses bad news as any information that negatively impacts expectations. Bad news delivery involves three phases: preparation, delivery, and transition. The preparation phase involves activities like warning recipients and calibrating expectations. The delivery phase focuses on timing, medium, and truth-telling. The transition phase provides appeal procedures and future assurances. Strategic functions of bad news delivery are performance management, lessening impact, and building commitment. Moderators and a multi-phase model are proposed for further research.