Title: `Tensor induction of relative syzygies' Author: Serge Bouc UFR de Mathematiques Universite Paris 7-Denis Diderot 2 place Jussieu 75251. Paris Cedex 05. Preprint. Submitted for publication. The main result of this paper states a formula expressing the effect of tensor induction on relative syzygies in the Dade group of a $p$-group. This provides tools to study the structure of this group, and a new proof of theorems A and B of our joint work with J. Thevenaz `The group of endo-permutation modules'. Finally, it is possible to say when a relative syzygy is a torsion element of the Dade group.